SINOPSIS ANAK ARLOJI merupakan sebuah buku karya Kurnia Effendi (Kef) yang menghimpun 14 cerpen menarik dalam beragam tema. Namun satu hal, seperti yang disampaikan oleh Anton Kurnia (sastrawan, penerjemah) dan Sunu Wasono (dosen FIB UI Program Sastra Indonesia), sang pengarang adalah pemilih diksi yang baik dan saat membaca tulisannya, kita mendapati metafor-metafor baru. Cerpen-cerpen dala…
from the back cover: Hihihi, membayangkannya saja aku sudah ketawa. Begini ceritanya .... Ranti menemani ibunya les renang. Lho, memangnya siapa yang les? Ibunya Ranti yang les, bukan Ranti. Pada hari pertama, pelajarannya adalah teknik bubble. Hari berikutnya diajarkan teknik yang lainnya. Jadi, kalau ibunya Ranti sedang latihan, sang pelatih akan bilang, "Masuk, bubble, tekuk, buka, tutup, u…
In this thrilling story full of adventure and romance, Sleeping Beauty is more than just a lonely princess waiting for her prince—she's a brave, tenacious girl who never backs down from a challenge. With vampire-slaying talents that she practices in secret, Sleeping Beauty puts her courage to the test in the dark of night, fighting evil as she searches for a way to break the spell that has cu…
from the back cover: It is night in the south seas near Tahiti, and the ship HMS Bounty has begun the long voyage home to England. But the sailors on the ship are angry men, and they have swords and guns. They pull the captain out of bed and take him up on deck. He tries to run, but a sailor holds a knife to his neck. 'Do that again, Captain Bligh, and you're a dead man!' he says. The mutin…
from the back cover: He is not beautiful. His mother does not want him, children run away from him. People laugh at him, and call him 'The Elephant Man'. Then someone speaks to him - and listens to him! At the age of 27, Joseph Merrick finds a friend for the first time in his life. This is a true and tragic story. It is also a famous film.