'About to spring out upon my appalled senses, lurked all that was vaguely horrible, all that was monstrous and inconceivably wicked in the universe'. A dense yellow fog descends upon London. Tricksters, thieves and murderers stalk their prey undetected. Lawlessness abounds but it is no match for the penetrating mind of Sherlock Holmes as he investigates the strangest of cases. A woman receiv…
In The Archer we meet Tetsuya, a man once famous for his prodigious gift with a bow and arrow but who has since retired from public life, and the boy who comes searching for him. The boy has many questions, and in answering them Tetsuya illustrates the way of the bow and the tenets of a meaningful life. Paulo Coelho's story suggests that living without a connection between action and soul canno…
Aku benci berada di antara orang-orang yang bahagia. Mereka bicara tentang segala sesuatu, tapi kata-kata mereka tidak mengatakan apa-apa. Mereka tertawa dan menipu diri sendiri menganggap hidup mereka baik-baik saja. Mereka berpesta dan membunuh anak kecil dalam diri mereka. Aku senang berada di antara orang-orang yang patah hati. Mereka tidak banyak bicara, jujur, dan berbahaya. Mereka tah…