Zia Mohyeddin
ضیا محی الدین
1931–2023
مجھ سے پہلی سی محبت مری محبوب نہ مانگ
میں نے سمجھا تھا کہ تو ہے تو درخشاں ہے حیات
mujh se pahlī sī mohabbat mirī mahbūb na māñg
Poetry by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
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Listen and read at the same timefor anyone who finds long books hard
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Long books are hard to finish when your attention drifts, when reading takes extra effort, or when you take in more by listening. Roman Reads reads the book out loud and lights up each word as it is said, so you never lose your place. It is built for people who read differently, including readers with ADHD or dyslexia.
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Listen and read together to keep your place, follow every word, and stay with the story.
A real-sounding voice. Each word lights up as it is read.
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Any book, read out loud in340 voices.
R1 is the AI voice we built. It reads the audiobooks on this site, and any book you add yourself, in 340 voices across 63 languages. The same voice reads the whole book, first page to last. Two voices are free with an account. The rest need the subscription, which is not on sale yet.
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See all 340 voicesPlain narration, unhurried, the way a chapter opens.
On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge.Crime and Punishment, Constance Garnett, 1914
- Every word is timed, so the page lights the word being read.
- Your place is kept to the second, chapter to chapter.
- R1 can read in your own voice instead.
Dialogue, offhand and warm, one character talking across a room.
The loaf I'll fetch you this very minute, but wouldn't you rather have some cabbage soup instead of sausage? It's capital soup, yesterday's. I saved it for you yesterday, but you came in late. It's fine soup.Crime and Punishment, Constance Garnett, 1914
- Every word is timed, so the page lights the word being read.
- Your place is kept to the second, chapter to chapter.
- R1 can read in your own voice instead.
The same reader at full pitch, to hear what the voice does under strain.
'Ah!' she cried out in a frenzy, 'he has come back! The criminal! the monster! And where is the money? What's in your pocket, show me! Where are your clothes? Where is the money! Speak!'Crime and Punishment, Constance Garnett, 1914
- Every word is timed, so the page lights the word being read.
- Your place is kept to the second, chapter to chapter.
- R1 can read in your own voice instead.
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Jaun Elia
جون ایلیا
1931–2002
ہم نے وفا کے نام پر کارِ وفا نہیں کیا
خود کو ہلاک کر لیا، خود کو فدا نہیں کیا
ham ne wafā ke nām par kār-e-wafā nahīñ kiyā
Poetry by Jaun Elia
Zia Mohyeddin
Demo voices used under licence. Full readings coming soon.
9 volumes · 7 writers
Every book, two ways:
on paper, and read out loud.
Our best sellers first: Russian novels, philosophy and modern classics. Every one is in stock and reaches you in 1 to 2 days. Click a book to see its details.
- Crime and Punishment1866
- Poor Folk1846
- The Stranger1942
- The Trial1925
- The Little Prince1943
- Meditationsc. 180
- The 48 Laws of Power1998
- The House of the Dead1862
- 19841949
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment, 1866
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100+ books,read out loud.
Pick a voice, press play, and start again from the exact spot you stopped at. The words light up on screen as they are read. Three are free to play today. The rest need the subscription, which is not on sale yet.
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