The Fountainhead
A Visionary Architect’s Battle for Integrity
by Ayn RandThe Fountainhead
The Fountainhead plunges readers into the bold world of Howard Roark, an uncompromising architect whose radical designs defy convention and ignite controversy. Set amidst New York’s soaring skyscrapers and smoky newsrooms, Roark’s journey unfolds in stark opposition to a society demanding conformity. With vivid prose and dramatic moral clashes, Ayn Rand explores the fierce struggle between creative individualism and the pressures of collective approval. Through dazzling cityscapes and unforgettable characters, this philosophical epic invites you to witness one man’s fight to shape his destiny—no matter the cost.
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Epics, Myths & Sacred Worlds
Foundational epics, sacred texts, fables, and world-building classics.
223:43Mahabharata
Vyasa
Sanskrit · 400 BC · 10,201 pp · 224h
49:13Ramayana
Valmiki
Sanskrit · 500 BC · 2,244 pp · 49h
40:29Bhagavad Gita
Vyasa
Sanskrit · 400 BC · 1,846 pp · 40h
70:30The Bible
Various
Hebrew · 1400 BC · 3,215 pp · 71h
14:41The Quran
Various
Arabic · 632 AD · 670 pp · 15h
5 stories8:06Panchatantra
Vishnu Sharma
Sanskrit · 300 BC · 369 pp · 8h
4 stories67:41The Four Vedas
Vedic Rishis
Sanskrit · 1500 BC–900 BC · 3,087 pp · 68h
58:57The Son of Ponni
Kalki Krishnamurthy
Ponniyin Selvan · Tamil · 1955 · 2,688 pp · 59h
9:07Chandrakanta
Devaki Nandan Khatri
Hindi · 1888 · 416 pp · 9h
17:27Ramcharitmanas
Goswami Tulsidas
Hindi · 1574 · 796 pp · 17h
Russian Classics
Towering novels of love, war, guilt, and redemption from Russia's golden age.
American Classics
Iconic novels of ambition, freedom, and the American experience.
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
English · 1925 · 194 pp · 4½h
7 storiesNew66:09Foundation
Isaac Asimov
English · 1951–1993 · 3,017 pp · 66h
9:041984
George Orwell
English · 1949 · 414 pp · 9h
27:25The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
English · 1943 · 1,250 pp · 27h
6:29The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
English · 1951 · 296 pp · 6½h
Love, Memory & Longing
Romance, heartbreak, recollection, and intimate emotional lives.
2:23Devdas
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bengali · 1917 · 109 pp · 2½h
3:25Mrinalini
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Bengali · 1882 · 156 pp · 3½h
6:34The Home and the World
Rabindranath Tagore
Ghare Baire · Bengali · 1916 · 299 pp · 6½h
5:19Bengal Nights
Mircea Eliade
Maitreyi · Romanian · 1933 · 243 pp · 5½h
8:11It Does Not Die
Maitreyi Devi
Na Hanyate · Bengali · 1974 · 373 pp · 8h
Society, Family & the Village
Books about households, communities, custom, and social change.
12:28Pather Panchali
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Bengali · 1929 · 568 pp · 12h
14:41Godan
Munshi Premchand
Hindi · 1936 · 669 pp · 15h
4:00Samskara
U.R. Ananthamurthy
Kannada · 1965 · 183 pp · 4h
3:21Man of the Soil
Kalindi Charan Panigrahi
Matira Manisha · Odia · 1929 · 153 pp · 3½h
4:08Shyam's Mother
Sane Guruji
Shyamchi Aai · Marathi · 1935 · 189 pp · 4h
4:57Coir
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
Kayar · Malayalam · 1978 · 226 pp · 5h
4:45The Spoilt Child
Peary Chand Mitra
Alaler Gharer Dulal · Bengali · 1858 · 216 pp · 5h
4 stories49:02Sarasvatichandra
Govardhanram Tripathi
Gujarati · 1887 · 2,236 pp · 49h
Mystery, Crime & Conscience
Detective stories, criminal minds, and novels of moral pressure.
Ideas, Journeys & the Nation
Intellectual quests, spiritual searching, travel, and public thought.
23:02The Discovery of India
Jawaharlal Nehru
English · 1946 · 1,051 pp · 23h
12:10Autobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
English · 1946 · 554 pp · 12h
3:37The Twenty-Second Century
Rahul Sankrityayan
Baeesween Sadi · Hindi · 1924 · 165 pp · 3½h
16:31Barrister Parvateesam
Mokkapati Narasimha Shastri
Telugu · 1924 · 753 pp · 17h