Empire of the Sun

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come.. Based on J. G. Ballard’s own childhood, this is the extraordinary account of a boy’s life in Japanese-occupied wartime Shanghai – a mesmerising, hypnotically compelling novel …

River of lanterns

ndaunted by danger, Peony, the daughter of the people, joins forces with a mighty rebel leader whose ambition drives him to be as cunning and cruel as his enemies, in a novel set against the turbulent backdrop of fourteenth-century China.

A Room of One's Own

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civiliza…

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

A love letter to Syria and its people, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is a speculative novel set amid the Syrian Revolution, burning with the fires of hope, love, and possibility. Perfect for fans of The Book Thief and Salt to the Sea. Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her big brother; she still had her home. Sh…

These Violent Delights

The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the Wh…

The year of living dangerously

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Inside Out and Back Again

For all the ten years of her life, HÀ has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by . . . and the beauty of her very own papaya tree. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. HÀ and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed toward hope. In America, HÀ discovers the foreign world of Al…

Around the World in Eighty Days (80 Hari Keliling Dunia)

Phileas Fogg adalah seorang pria asal Inggris yang hidup dalam kesunyian. Meskipun kaya raya, Fogg hidup sederhana. Pola pikirnya sangat matematis. Tak ada hal istimewa dalam hidupnya, kecuali bahwa ia adalah anggota Perkumpulan Reformasi. Artikel di surat kabar The Daily Telegraph memberitakan tentang pembukaan jalur kereta api di India, Fogg kemudian terlibat pertaruhan dengan para anggota…

Semua untuk Hindia

Tiga belas cerita pendek merentang dari masa prakedatangan Cornelis de Houtman hingga awal Indonesia merdeka. Masing-masing menggoda kita untuk berimajinasi tentang sejarah Indonesia dari sudut pandang yang khas: mantan tentara yang dibujuk membunuh suami kekasih gelapnya; perwira yang dipaksa menembak Von Imhoff; wartawan yang menyaksikan Perang Puputan; inspektur Indo yang berusaha menangkap …

Tuhan, Kenapa Kau Memberiku Wajah Ini?

Sungguh beruntung orang yang mempunyai wajah mirip selebriti. Tanpa melewati beratnya meniti karier, kadang dengan mudah ikut kecipratan rezeki. Akan tetapi, situasi yang tak menguntungkan menjerat Hanif Yahya, pemuda asal Irak. Wajahnya mirip dengan Uday—putra sulung Presiden Saddam Hussein yang kejam dan sadis—membuatnya terjebak dalam dunia penuh kebiadaban yang tak terbayangkan. J…