Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh is the first great book of man's heart. Inscribed onto clay tablets around 2400 BC, it enthralled the ancient world with a story of love, heroism, friendship, grief and defiance of the Gods. That it continues to speak to us today, despite its fragmentary state, is testimony to the power and humanity of its themes: King Gilgamesh's lament for his dead friend Enkidu is still…

The Beach

The Beach is a legend among young travellers in Asia: white as sands circling a lagoon hidden from the sea, coral gardens and freshwater falls surrounded by jungle. In this earthly paradise, it is rumoured, a select community lives in blissful innocence. For Richard, haunted by the glamour of Vietnam war movies, a trek into unknown Thai territory is irresistible. He was looking for adventure. N…

Penyihir Mencari Istri

\"Aku menikah! Apa kau gila? Dengan siapa akua akan menikah?\" Arriman bergumam merana. Tetapi tentu saja dia tahu. Semua tahu. Hanya ada satu jenis perempuan yang bisa dinikahi penyihir, yaitu penyihir perempuan. Arriman si Angker, Penyihir Utara, perlu istri. Tetapi penyihir perempuan yang mana yang akan dipilih Arriman? Bermacam-macam penyihir perempuan---dari yang keriput berkumis, gemuk…

The Development of Modern Indonesian Poetry

Indonesian poetry, like the country and also the language, is basically a product of this century. Only in the twentieth century have the people of this vast archipelago begun to achieve a unified cultural identity and national spirit; only since 1928 has the possibility, and by now the reality, of a common language been realized; and only since World War II have Indonesians achieved nationhood…

Getting your Book Published

Many useful insights into the publishing process. . . . This book does provide an aspiring author with an excellent basic overview of the publishing system and how it works to serve both authors and publishers. It speaks to the ′business of publishing′ by offering concrete examples. . . . The chapter on ′writing a book′ is full of useful guidelines on what constitutes a publishable book…

Prinsip-Prinsip Kritik Sastra

Edisi

Cetakan ke-2

ISBN/ISSN

979-420-298-3

Deskripsi Fisik

vii + 211 hlm.; 21 cm.

Judul Seri

-

No. Panggil

809 PRA p

City of Night

When John Rechy's explosive first novel, City of Night, was first published in 1963, it became a national bestseller and ushered in a new era of gay fiction. Bold and inventive in his account of the urban underworld of male prostitution, Rechy is equally unflinching in his portrayal of one hustling "Youngman" and his restless search for self-knowledge. As the narrator careens from El Paso to Ti…

Dirt Music

Luther Fox, a loner, haunted by his past, makes his living as an illegal fisherman, a shamateur. Before everyone in his family was killed in a freak rollover, he grew melons and played guitar in the family band. Robbed of all that, he has turned his back on music. There's too much emotion in it, too much memory and pain. One morning Fox is observed poaching by Georgie Jutland. Chance, or a kin…

How to Read a Poem

Edisi

First Published

ISBN/ISSN

978-1-4051-5140-5

Deskripsi Fisik

ix + 182 hlm.; 23 cm.

Judul Seri

-

No. Panggil

808.1 EAG h

Gulat di Jakarta

Sebagai buku Pram pertama saya, Gulat Di Jakarta berhasil membuka mata dan hati tentang cara memaknai hidup dengan sederhana. Berulang kali Pram menegaskan kejujuran sebagai nilai yang menjadi landasan manusia menjalani kehidupan. Bukan hanya sekadar untuk hidup, melainkan untuk mencapai ketenangan jiwa dan raga itu sendiri. Pram membawakan buku ini dengan narasi yang ringan ditambah latar yang…