Ashes and Alphabets
Ashes and Alphabets
by Atharva Inamdar
Ashes and Alphabets is a poetry & verse book by Atharva Inamdar with a focus on Haiku. Through verse and rhythm, this collection captures emotions and observations that prose alone cannot express. Poetry has the power to distill complex feelings into vivid images and musical language, and this work carries that tradition forward. Written in 2019 and published in 2020 by The Book Nexus, this work spans 54,033 words across approximately 216 pages.
The haiku focus gives this book a specific angle within the broader poetry & verse genre, offering readers a targeted exploration of ideas and themes that matter within this space.
Reading Experience
At 54,033 words (approximately 216 pages), this is a full-length book. Expect around 4.5 hours of reading time. At this length, there is room to build complex arguments, develop characters with real depth, or explore a topic from several angles. A poetry & verse book at this scale can take its time and still hold your attention.
About the Author
Atharva Inamdar wrote Ashes and Alphabets 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. Poetry was one of the first forms Atharva tried — his English teacher Gita Miss pushed him to build vocabulary through verse, and the habit stuck across 15 collections.
Publication History
Ashes and Alphabets was published on November 1st, 2020, one of 17 books released that month as part of a catalog-wide publishing effort. Completed in 2019 and published the following year, Ashes and Alphabets 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: 978-93-7184-209-9. 2020 saw 152 titles published in total across the catalog.
Explore This Genre
Ashes and Alphabets is one of 15 books in the poetry & verse category within this catalog. Readers who enjoy this book may find themselves drawn to other poetry & verse titles in the collection, each approaching the genre from a different angle and with a different focus. The haiku 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
- 978-93-7184-209-9
- Year Written
- 2019