The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Russian - American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel 's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an individualistic young architect who designs modernist buildings and refuses to compromise with an architectural establishment unwilling to accept innovation. Roark embodies what Rand believed to be the ideal man, and his struggle reflects Rand 's belief that individualism is superior to collectivism.
who authored the famous novel the fountain head
Ayn Rand