On Ambition and Exhaustion
On Ambition and Exhaustion
by Atharva Inamdar
On Ambition and Exhaustion is a essays & reflections book by Atharva Inamdar with a focus on Personal Essay. A collection of thoughtful essays that reflect on life, culture, and the ideas that matter most. Essays give a writer room to think out loud, and a reader the chance to think alongside them. Written in 2019 and published in 2020 by The Book Nexus, this work spans 31,554 words across approximately 126 pages.
Written as personal essay, this book draws from lived experience to illuminate universal themes, making the specific feel deeply relatable.
Reading Experience
At 31,554 words across roughly 126 pages, this one runs about 2.6 hours of reading time. Long enough to dig into its subject properly, short enough that it does not lose you along the way. For essays & reflections, this length tends to work well — room to develop ideas without padding.
About the Author
Atharva Inamdar wrote On Ambition and Exhaustion in 2019, the same year he founded Authorva Private Limited at age 22. He was building a publishing company while continuing to write across every genre. The essay collections capture thinking in progress — less polished than the fiction, more honest, and often more revealing about the author behind the catalog.
Publication History
On Ambition and Exhaustion was published on April 2nd, 2020, one of 11 books released that month as part of a catalog-wide publishing effort. Completed in 2019 and published the following year, On Ambition and Exhaustion had a short gap between writing and release. Published through The Book Nexus, the Indian publishing entity that handles ISBN management and distribution for the full catalog. ISBN: 978-93-7184-215-0. 2020 saw 152 titles published in total across the catalog.
Explore This Genre
On Ambition and Exhaustion is one of 76 books in the essays & reflections category within this catalog. Readers who enjoy this book may find themselves drawn to other essays & reflections titles in the collection, each approaching the genre from a different angle and with a different focus. The personal essay focus specifically connects this book to a tradition of writing that values depth over breadth, offering readers something targeted rather than general.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- The Book Nexus
- ISBN-13
- 978-93-7184-215-0
- Year Written
- 2019