By turns macabre, hilarious, and touching, these stories from the world-renowned master are filled with unexpected delights and the always-expected Dahl brilliance.
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.
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…
Seberkas cahaya menyilaukan keluar dari buku yang dipegang Feze. Cahaya itu membungkus tubuh Feze, lalu menariknya masuk ke dunia di dalam buku. Feze berteriak di tengah cahaya menyilaukan itu. Ia benar-benar tak bisa menebak apa yang akan terjadi setelah itu. Saat membuka mata, ternyata ia sudah berada di sebuah tempat asing, sebuah tempat yang disebut Negeri Dongeng Nusantara. Dan, Feze hanya…