George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel—a scathing satire of a downtrodden society’s blind march towards totalitarianism. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thu…
In the midst of a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed. The story of this tragic episode unfolds in a sequence of interconnected chapters as the victims and the bereaved encounter suppression, denial, and the echoing agony of the massacre. From Dong-ho's best friend who meets his own fateful end; to an editor struggling against censorship; t…
When Mildred attempts suicide, and Clarisse suddenly disappears, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known. He starts hiding books in his home, and when his pilfering is discovered, the fireman has to run for his life. First published in 1953, Fahrenheit 451 is a classic novel set in the future when books forbidden by a totalitarian regime are burned. The hero, a book burner, su…
Tahun 1983, setelah satu setengah tahun tinggal di Timor Timur, Dilan kembali ke Bandung. Dilan pun kembali bertemu dengan teman-teman lamanya di SD tempat dulu dia sekolah. Tapi,ternyata ada murid baru pindahan dari Semarang, namanya Mei Lien, gadis keturunan Tionghoa. Ini mungkin buku tentang cinta monyet biasa, yang banyak dialami manusia normal di dunia. Tak ada cinta-cintaan karena masi…
This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows.