Task 1: Set up project structure and dependencies

- Created backend directory with FastAPI project structure
- Created frontend directory with React + TypeScript + Vite
- Configured Python virtual environment and installed dependencies (fastapi, uvicorn, kokoro, soundfile, python-multipart)
- Verified espeak-ng system dependency is installed
- Configured Node.js project with TypeScript, React, and Vite
- Set up Tailwind CSS for styling
- Set up environment variable configuration for both projects
- Created comprehensive README documentation

Requirements: 9.6, 10.2, 11.1

backend/README.md

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+# Text to Audiobook Backend
+
+FastAPI backend service for converting text to multi-voice audiobooks using Kokoro TTS.
+
+## Setup
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Python 3.10 or higher
+- espeak-ng (system dependency)
+
+### Install espeak-ng
+
+**macOS:**
+```bash
+brew install espeak-ng
+```
+
+**Linux (Ubuntu/Debian):**
+```bash
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install espeak-ng
+```
+
+### Python Environment Setup
+
+1. Create a virtual environment:
+```bash
+python -m venv venv
+```
+
+2. Activate the virtual environment:
+```bash
+# macOS/Linux
+source venv/bin/activate
+
+# Windows
+venv\Scripts\activate
+```
+
+3. Install dependencies:
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+4. Create environment file:
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+## Running the Server
+
+```bash
+uvicorn main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
+```
+
+The API will be available at `http://localhost:8000`
+
+API documentation: `http://localhost:8000/docs`
+
+## API Endpoints
+
+- `GET /api/health` - Health check endpoint
+- `POST /api/tts/roles` - Detect roles in text
+- `POST /api/tts` - Generate audiobook