"Few people realise the immensity of vacancy in which the dust of the material universe swims." English Classics: The War of The Worlds English Classics is literature's collection with particular rooms for increase reader's interest in reading classics. This book including The War Of The Worlds as one of the collections. The War Of The Worlds crafted through horror and strangest experience when the arrival of alien creates an chaotic inside earth. Come to us for sense the incredible of ...

"If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad." English Classics: Northanger Abbey. English Classics is literature's collection with particular rooms for increase reader's interest in reading classics. This book including Northanger Abbey as one of the collections. Northanger Abbey crafted a very unique literatur about Catherine Moreland who very in love with mysterious-gothic story. One day, she carrying new life in new place called Bath. ...

You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." English Classics: Pride and Prejudice. English Classics is literature's collection with particular rooms for increase reader's interest in reading classics. This book including Pride and Prejudice as one of the collections. Pride and Prejudice is an romantic and heartwarming literature about Elizabeth Bennet with her five sisters who drowned inside matchmaker and trying to find each of their own love. One day she ...

"A story of human confusion in the midst of a fast-changing digital era, when humans don’t have much chance to stop, look back, and contemplate. Moving from one crowd to another, from connecting to alienating, we ¬ock to the future and leave the past behind. Technology has transformed human civilisation. Social network is the new world, where tremendous amount of time is spent running away from the harsh reality of life lled with defeat and absurdity. The novel portrays a young ...

Description Children who go to international schools often feel disconnected and unaware of their heritage. They speak, read, and write in languages other than their native tongue and sometimes lack appreciation of their home country. It happened to Andari Deswandhy, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been educated by foreign school systems since early childhood. As a result, she felt that she had to change this reality somehow. Andari began to learn about her Indonesian heritage by reading ...

"“What a pleasure to see Laksmi Pamuntjak’s poems and prose texts in one generous volume that bears witness to her versatility and dexterity in both those genres, long before her name became internationally known for her splendid fi rst novel. Her multivocal stories intertwine with the lush, layered textures of art and music, and her elliptical, deft poems observe with a clear eye the cityscapes of our own restless lives, whether in Jakarta or London, New York or Berlin.” —Aamer ...

Welcome to Underground, the most prominent music television station in the United States, where young, talented entertainers and VJs live their normal lives, that is if you can call living under the limelight for ten hours a day, flying on Marquis Jet to cover AmsterJam and Live 8, and pose for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine ‘normal’. Under the spotlight, everything seems perfect. Liv has just been listed as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. Stefan, the ...

Welcome to Underground, the most prominent music television station in the United States, where young, talented entertainers and VJs live their normal lives, that is if you can call living under the limelight for ten hours a day, flying on Marquis Jet to cover AmsterJam and Live 8, and pose for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine ‘normal’. Under the spotlight, everything seems perfect. Liv has just been listed as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. Stefan, the ...

Indonesia declared independence on August 17, 1945 Driven from the Dutch East Indies when the Japanese landed in 1942, The Netherlands refuses to recognize this declaration and sets out to recover their colony. The Dutch government decides to send a contingent to fight those it calls "terrorists". Among them, Johan Knevel, who was born "in the indies", hopes to regain the lost paradise of his childhood. He is faced with the reality of a war in which no one's hands are clean. ...

A young Indonesian woman with an ailing mother and a celebrity father whose moon is on the wane. A painful family secret dragged into the open, a subversive Western lecturer, and nowhere else to turn. A steady drift into dangerous waters, a choice between black and white when everything seems grey. ‘A simple and perceptive drama, Annisa shines a light on social matters close to the hearts of many Indonesians.’ Muzakkir Husain, Berita Satu ...

In the fast-paced world where conscience is often swallowed by the daily struggles to survive, one little family maintains their true principle that honesty is the best policy. Though stricken with poverty, Cemara's family continues to live with gratefulness, kindness, and resilience. Cemara, the main character of this heartwarming novel, is a bright and lovely little girl who's still in kindergarten. She lives with Abah, the breadwinner of the family, who works as a pedicab driver and ...

This short story collection contains 13 short stories by Ahmad Tohari which were written between 1976 and 1986. Like his previous works, in this collection Tohari stays true to his path and presents the village life as well as the daily struggles of the poor and innocent people. As what has been described in the “Foreword”, Tohari’s strength lies in the village setting which is rich with intricate details about the local plants and animals. Apart from that, Tohari’s style is clear, ...

This book is an anthology of Ahmad Tohari’s fifteen short-stories that had appeared in countless newspapers between 1983 and 1997. Like his novels, his short-stories always have distinct characteristics. He always portrays the lives of the poor people or the low working class, with all their pain and struggles. Ahmad Tohari knew their lives well. As a result, he was able to weave the stories with a touching sympathy and empathy that can enrich the readers’ mind. ...

The Question of Red tells the story of two lovers, Amba and Bhisma, driven apart by one of the bloodiest Communist purges in the 20th century the massacres that took place in Indonesia between 1965 and 1968 in which some 1 million people were killed. From rural Java and Yogyakarta to the prison camps of Buru Island, where some 12,000 alleged Communists were incarcerated without trial during the Suharto administration, the lives of the central characters interpret the Mahabharata that timeless ...

She has been accused of heresy since she was born. She has been considered deviant and must be excommunicated. On behalf of faith and love, her marriage is sacrificed. On behalf of God, she and her family were expelled, and their home was destroyed. It has been seven years now that Maryam and hundreds of others live in a refugee camp at a small and cramped government-owned building in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The story of Maryam is a sad tragedy within a country full of beauty. What they ...

Deskripsi in English Marni is an illiterate Javanese woman who still practices ancestor worship. Through her offerings she finds her gods and puts forth her hopes. She knows nothing of the God brought in from that faraway land. Rahayu is Marni’s daughter, part of a new generation shaped by education and an easier life. She is a firm believer in God and in common sense. She stands against the ancestors, even against her own mother. To Marni, Rahayu is a soulless being. And to Rahayu, Marni is ...

"""Dulu? Dulu kamu sama seperti sekarang. Polos, lugu, manis, berbuat sesukanya, tak takut siapa pun. Pokoknya kamu tuh cewek yang sangat mengagumkan."" Kata-kata aneh itu keluar dari mulut CH alias Christopher Harley, cowok keren yang konon lagi jadi rebutan cewek-cewek di sekolah. Dan kata-kata itu bikin Ary bingung. Kenapa juga CH, cowok yang baru aja pindah ke kelas Ary tau-tau berlagak seperti udah kenal Ary selama ribuan tahun? Tapi, lagi-lagi Ary dibuat tambah bingung waktu ...

Gara-gara kecelakaan yang menimpanya, Petra Morgan harus melahirkan bayinya lebih cepat dari jadwal semula. Bayi itu pun terlahir prematur. Namun masalah belum selesai, karena ancaman kerusakan otak membuat seluruh darah di tubuh si bayi harus diganti. Satu-satunya orang yang bisa menolong adalah Dominic Tate, dokter senior UGD Rumah Sakit Princess Mary, sang ayah. Padahal Dominic merupakan pria terakhir yang ingin Petra kabari mengenai masalah itu. Ketika mengetahui dirinya memiliki anak, ...

"This is the story of a white woman who lived for fifteen years in Indonesia---living, not visiting---knowing the country and its people, from the highest and the lowest, and sharing their joys and their sorrows."K'tut Tantri was looking for a land of peace and beauty, and found her paradise in Bali. Through the eyes of Prince Anak Agung Nura, she fell in love with the people and its culture, and began what will become a lifelong friendship. When war shattered her languid life in the island of ...

English Teenlit Empat sekawan Maddy Wilkinson, Louie Eary, Tahnee Caruso, dan Dene Runga belajar di The Shooting Stars, sekolah drama sekaligus agensi yang dipimpin oleh si eksentrik Shelley Sotheby. Keseharian mereka di sekolah dan usaha mereka menggapai cita-cita untuk terjun di industri hiburan terasa begitu segar, lucu, dan kadang tak terduga. Persahabatan mereka dipenuhi tingkah-tingkah konyol dan kocak yang merupakan ciri khas masa remaja. Apakah ambisi empat cewek remaja ini dapat ...