And the mountains echoed

So, then. You want a story and I will tell you one...Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and stepmother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Abdullah, Pari - as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named - is everything. Mo…

Persepolis 2: the story of a return

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9780375714665

Collation

187 p. ; ill. ; 22,5 cm

Series Title

Persepolis

Call Number

741 SAT p

The frozen river: a novel

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9780593312070

Collation

432 p. ; 20 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

823 LAW t

Lebih putih dariku: sebuah novel

Yogyakarta, 1850. Isah adalah putri pembatik di lingkungan keraton, anak luar nikah seorang bupati yang tidak pernah mengakui ibu Isah sebagai selir resmi. Akibatnya, Isah menempati posisi sosial yang serba salah: dia berbeda dari orang awam di luar lingkungan keraton, tetapi dia juga mendapati diri berada di lapisan bawah dari hierarki ketat dunia keraton. Dengan akal dan tekadnya yang kuat, I…

Broken April

From the moment that Gjorg's brother is killed by a neighbour, his own life is forfeit: for the code of Kanun requires Gjorg to kill his brother's murderer and then in turn be hunted down. After shooting his brother's killer, young Gjorg is entitled to thirty days' grace - not enough to see out the month of April. Then a visiting honeymoon couple cross the path of the fugitive. The bride's hear…

The hatmakers

Cordelia comes from a long line of magical milliners, who weave alchemy and enchantment into every hat. In Cordelia's world, Making - crafting items such as hats, cloaks, watches, boots and gloves from magical ingredients - is a rare and ancient skill, and only a few special Maker families remain. When Cordelia's father Prospero and his ship, the Jolly Bonnet, are lost at sea during a missio…

Menuai badai

Orang-orang menganggapnya sakit jiwa. Ia selalu mengenakan baret kusam yang hampir tidak pernah dicucinya. Dan di balik setiap celana yang dikenakannya ia masih memakai celana panjang loreng-loreng yang diikat tali rafia di ujung. Jika tidak, konon, hantu-hantu mendatangi dan mengusiknya. Apakah hantu-hantu itu nyata atau sekadar di kepala? Mengapa mereka terus menerus merundungnya? Menuai B…

Laut bercerita

Laut Bercerita bertutur tentang kisah keluarga yang kehilangan, sekumpulan sahabat yang merasakan kekosongan di dada, sekelompok orang yang gemar menyiksa dan lancar berkhianat, sejumlah keluarga yang mencari kejelasan makam anaknya, dan tentang cinta yang tak akan luntur.

Of mice and men

Savvy George and gentle giant Lennie are drifters, hustling for a living in a string of dead-end jobs. George looks out for Lennie as they move from town to town, running from trouble and dreaming big. A place of their own, a piece of land, a bit of money. But trouble follows Lennie like a shadow, and George has his work cut out to keep him safe.

The clockwork queen

Chess prodigy Sophie Peshka inherited her love of the game from her grandmaster father. But now that he has been imprisoned in the dungeons of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg by powerful Empress Catherine the Great, Sophie must use all her strategic skill and cunning to help him escape. Part of Sophie's plan involves an incredible chess-playing automaton called the Clockwork Queen, but wi…