Saat itu kolonisasi Jepang atas Korea.rnrnKim Sunja hamil di luar nikah. Ia putri pemilik pemondokan di desa nelayan kecil dekat Busan. Gadis itu diselamatkan takdir ketika rohaniwan muda , Back Isak, bersedia menikahi dan memboyongnya ke JEpang. Di negeri asing tempat para imigran Kore menggantungkan harapan inilah Sunja memulai kehidupan baru. Tanpa teman, kerabat dan bayasa yang dimengert…
The long-ago mysteries of the great opera house in Paris have never been explained. Why did so many terrible tragedies happen there? Why did everyone flee from it in fear? This gripping story about the opera ghost and the beautiful singer he loves launched one of most popular musicals in Broadway history - and it serves up enough thrills, chills, and surprises to keep even the most reluctant re…
Meski dibuat pada era 1970-an, namun tema yang digarap Putu Wijaya dalam novel Pabrik ini tetap aktual. Pabrik adalah simbol dari kerja keras seorang pengusaha, tetapi sekaligus gambaran suram kehidupan kaum buruh yang bekerja di sana. Di dalamnya ada pertarungan kelas. Sebuah pertarungan antara dunia kapitalis yang terus berusaha menumpuk modal-yang diwakilkan oleh sosok sang pengusaha di satu…
Incredible sorcery, feats of great heroism, frightful battles and terrible curves astound in these fabled Greek myths of ancient times. Join Icarus on his legendary fight, journey into the underworld with Orpheus, and discover King Mida's golden touch! From Heracles's impossible quest to Perseus's battle with Medusa, thrills and excitement await in these fantastic tales. With Classic Starts,…
Once upon a time… there were two brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, who gave the world some of the best-loved fairy tales ever written. From “Cinderella” and “Rumpelstiltskin” to “Snow White” and “The Brave Little Tailor,” this charming anthology offers young readers a wonderful introduction to 12 of the Grimms' most popular stories.
One boy, penniless and in rags, forced to beg in the street. The other, a king’s son, coddled and given all he could want. What happens when the two boys change clothes and places, and each one learns how the other half lives? Mark Twain’s satirical and suspenseful novel about the thin line that separates prince and pauper is a perennial favorite.
Here come the animals! From Rudyard Kiplings most popular Just-So Stories to Jack Londons 'Brown Wolf,' this collection features some of the best-loved animal tales of all time. They include Kiplings 'How the Elephant Got His Trunk'; Hans Christian Andersens 'The Wild Swans'; Mark Twains 'A Dogs Tale'; Harriet Beecher Stowes 'The Squirrels That Live in a House' and more.
Karya Ishak Haji Muhammad, Anak Mat Lela Gila pertama kali diterbitkan pada tahun 1960 di Malaysia, mengisahkan seorang pemuda yang dianggap gila dan ganjil oleh penduduk desa – seperti membersihkan halaman masjid namun tidak pernah masuk ke dalamnya, membuat batu bata sementara di desa itu belum ada rumah batu bata, mengukir kayu dan membersihkan semak-semak hutan, yang tidak biasa dikerjaka…
Winter, 1916: In St Petersburg, Russia on the brink of revolution. Outside the Smolny Institute for Noble Young Ladies, an English governess is waiting for her young charge to be released from school. But so are the Tsar's secret police...rnrnBeautiful and headstrong, Sashenka Zeitlin is just sixteen. As her mother parties with Rasputin and her dissolute friends, Sashenka slips into the frozen …
Anne, yang telah beranjak dewasa, hijrah ke Kota Kingsport untuk kuliah. Tak hanya disibukkan dengan studinya, Anne juga direpotkan oleh panah-panah cinta, baik dari orang yang diimpikan maupun dari orang yang sama sekali tak diharapkan. Tak heran bila dia berujar kesal, "Kenapa sih, lelaki tak bisa menggunakan akal sehatnya?" Banyak pengalaman menarik, lucu; dan menggugah dalam masa kuliah …