Buku ini berisi 17 cerpen dari 17 penulis: Pertunjukan di Awan – Daniel Alarcón Picasso – César Aira Malam-Malam Penghabisan di Bumi – Roberto Bolaño Pagar dari Kata-Kata – Patricio Pron Bukti Kepolosan – Andrés Neuman Henri Simon Leprince – Roberto Bolaño Sebuah Tulisan tentang Iman – Juan Villoro Faulkner – Edmundo Paz Soldán Enrique Martin – Roberto Bolaño …
Flannery O'Connor was working on Everything That Rises Must Converge at the time of her death. This collection is an exquisite legacy from a genius of the American short story, in which she scrutinizes territory familiar to her readers: race, faith, and morality. The stories encompass the comic and the tragic, the beautiful and the grotesque; each carries her highly individual stamp and could h…
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.
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 …
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…