A riveting, poetic, and fearless portrait of political unrest and the universal struggle for justice by the acclaimed author of The Vegetarian. In the midst of a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed. The story of this tragic episode unfolds in a sequence of interconnected chapters as the victims and the bereaved encounter suppression, den…
“Ibu, Ibu melihat buku gambarku, nggak?” teriak Rily begitu keluar dari kamar. “Ibu tidak melihatnya, Rily. Harusnya kan kamu yang menyiapkan bukumu sendiri.” Waduh! Pagi itu Rily panik sekali karena buku gambarnya tidak kunjung ketemu. Sudah dia cari di kamar, di meja belajar, bahkan di kolong tempat tidur… tetap saja tidak ketemu! Bagaimana ya kalau sampai ketahuan Ibu Guru? A…
Daftar Isi : 1. Pendahuluan 2. Sejarah dan Penduduk Jakarta 3. Bahasa Betawi 4. Kelengkapan Hidup 5. Mata Pencaharian 6. Hubungan sosial kemasyarakatan 7. Daur hidup dan upacara dalam masyarakat betawi 8. Kepercayaan 9. Pendidikan dan Pengajaran 10. Permainan Anak-anak 11. Kesenian I 12. Kesenian II
Babel adalah pusat penerjemahan dunia dan, yang lebih penting lagi, adanya cipta-perak: seni mewujudkan makna yang hilang dalam penerjemahan melalui batangan perak yang dipahat, dengan efek magis. Pengerjaan perak telah membuat Imperium Inggris memiliki kekuatan yang tak tertandingi. Penelitian Babel tentang penerjemahan membantu upaya Imperium untuk menjajah segala sesuatu yang ditemuinya.
Trev would do anything to protect his mom and sisters, especially from his stepdad. But his stepdad's return stresses Trev--because when he left, he threatened Trev's mom. Rather than live scared, Trev takes matters into his own hands, literally. He starts learning to box to handle his stepdad. But everyone isn't a fan of his plan, because Trev's a talented artist, and his hands could actually …
The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it.But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the murder, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final year project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay …
Heart of Darkness, a novel by Joseph Conrad, was originally a three-part series in Blackwood's Magazine in 1899. It is a story within a story, following a character named Charlie Marlow, who recounts his adventure to a group of men onboard an anchored ship. The story told is of his early life as a ferry boat captain. Although his job was to transport ivory downriver, Charlie develops an interes…