The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers. With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies. I read it and reread it, and wept and laughed and trembled with horror which at all times assails me yet. With its strange, imaginative blend of horror, science fiction, romance and lyrical prose, Robert W. Chambers The King in Yellow is a classic masterpiece of weird fiction. This series of vaguely connected…
from the back cover: These stories explore the trials of life from youth to old age: the idealism of young people, the stresses of marriage, the anxieties of parenthood, and the loneliness and fears of older people. The wide variety of writing styles includes black humour, satire, and compassionate and realistic observation of the follies and foibles of humankind.
"What one man can invent, another can discover."
You are not my first love, and you are not my first loss. But you are a chapter from the book of my life that i have a bookmark on.
Kehidupan tanpa Kematian Kesenangan tanpa Penderitaan Kekayaan tanpa Kemiskinan Kesempurnaan tanpa Cacat Kebahagiaan tanpa Kesedihan Kehormatan tanpa Kerendahan Pengetahuan tanpa Kealfaan Itulah 7 (tujuh) elemen SURGA yang akan abadi dan tidak akan pernah hilang. Karena surga terlalu bernilai,tentu tak akan mudah untuk mendapatkannya, diperlukan : perjuangan keras, kesabaran, kesyuk…
Ayo jelajahi dunia dongeng dan putri-putri yang memesona. Di negeri yang penuh keajaiban ini, kamu akan bertemu dengan putri nan cantik jelita, pangeran berkuda yang tampan, dan makhluk-makhluk ajaib. K amu juga dapat menjelajahi tempat-tempat indah dan menakjubkan. Cerita-cerita dalam buku ini ditulis oleh beberapa sastrawan kenamaan dunia. Selain itu juga berasal dari dongeng dan cerita rakya…
Long, long ago, the leopard lived in the 'sclusively bare, hot, shiny High Veldt, where there was sand and sandy-coloured rock and 'sclusively tufts of sandy-yellowish grass. The Giraffe and the Zebra were there and the Eland and the Koodoo and the Hartebeest lived there, and they were 'sclusively sandy-yellow-brownish all over.
Semua tokoh dalam kumpulan novela ini mengalami pergulatan batin setelah ditinggalkan oleh orang yang mereka cintai; orangtua, kakek dan nenek, kekasih.... Mereka menghadapi keseharian, kemudian menyadari dalam kesepian mereka bahwa dunia ini penuh dengan keseimbangan unik di tengah kematian dan kehidupan. Kitchen adalah karya debut Yoshimoto Banana yang telah memenangkan berbagai penghargaan …
Essential Kafka by Franz Kafka. Like George Orwell, Franz Kafka has given his name to a world of nightmare, but in Kafka's world, it is never completely clear just what the nightmare is. The Trial, where the rules are hidden from even the highest officials, and if there is any help to be had, it will come from unexpected sources, is a chilling, blackly amusing tale that maintains, to the very e…