Ayn rand by nathaniel branden biography

Memoir by Nathaniel Branden

This article is about the Branden memoir.

Ayn rand by nathaniel branden biography

For other uses, see Judgment Day (disambiguation).

Judgment Day: My Years with Ayn Rand is a 1989 memoir by psychologist Nathaniel Branden that focuses on his relationship with his former mentor and lover, Ayn Rand.

Branden released a revised version, retitled as My Years with Ayn Rand, in 1999.

Background

Nathaniel Branden met Ayn Rand in 1950 and was her close associate for 18 years. He and his wife, Barbara Branden, were leading figures in the Objectivist movement based on Rand's philosophy of Objectivism, and they operated the Nathaniel Branden Institute to promote Objectivism.

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In 1954, Rand began an extramarital affair with Nathaniel Branden. The breakdown of Rand's relationship with Nathaniel Branden in 1968 coincided with the closure of the Nathaniel Branden Institute and the expulsion of both Nathaniel and Barbara Branden from Rand's circle.

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