In the introduction she wrote for an English-language edition of his novel Ninety-Three, Rand called him "the greatest novelist in world literature".
ɪnðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ʃiː ɹˈoʊt fɚɹən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃlˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌv hɪz nˈɑːvəl nˈaɪntiθɹˈiː, ɹˈænd kˈɔːld hˌɪm "ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst nˈɑːvɪlˌɪst ɪn wˈɜːld lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ".