The Fountainhead | Guy Francon

Guy Francon
Keating works for Guy Francon, who heads the most successful architectural firm in the city. Francon has risen to the top not because of his talents, which are decidedly mediocre, but through the manipulation of others' abilities and through the development of keen sense of taste and style. Attuned to the latest trends, he gives the public what it wants, which is, when the novel opens, a reversion to the heavy ornamentation and flourishes of the classical era. His success has depended on his ability to copy that design. Although Francon is a...

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