We the Living (75th Anniversary Edition) xiii, 511 pp. We the Living depicts the struggle of the individual against the state, and the impact of the Russian Revolution on three human beings who demand the right to live their own lives and pursue their own happiness. This classic novel is not a story of politics, but of the men and women who fight for existence within a tot We the Living (75th Anniversary Edition) xiii, 511 pp. We the Living depicts the struggle of the individual against the state, and the impact of the Russian Revolution on three human beings who demand the right to live their own lives and pursue their own happiness. This classic novel is not a story of politics, but of the men and women who fight for existence within a totalitarian state. The first novel written by Ayn Rand. Introduction by Leonard Peikoff. Keywords: AYN RAND LITERATURE WE LIVING