The Ninth

Miskin, banyak anak, Katolik, di era berkuasanya Partai Komunis Hongaria pada akhir tahun 1960an, itulah gambaran singkat keadaan keluarga Anak Kesembilan. Anak-anak ini—dalam satu hal atau lainnya—mempunyai berbagai kelainan seperti cacat bicara, sering sakit kepala, dan sebagainya. Setelah memenangkan kompetisi Rumah untuk Keluarga Besar yang diiklankan di koran Manusia Baru, mereka membangun dan menanti-nantikan kepindahan mereka ke Rumah Besar.

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April 27, 2010 5:55 am | No Comments

Ups & Downs of Life in the Indies

Ups and Downs memberi gambaran lugas, bahkan cenderung pesimis, kehidupan di Hindia pada akhir abad ke-19 tanpa menonjolkan heroisme pengarang (ataupun alter ego)nya. Dengan setting periode yang berdekatan, Ups and Downs menampilkan potret jujur konflik dan intrik kehidupan di perkebunan Hindia: bergelimang harta, mengadakan jamuan-jamuan mewah dan bertamu-tamuan yang tak kunjung usai.

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Visual Methodologies

Various theories and visual methodologies, emphasising the ubiquity of visual materials in today’s culture.

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July 26, 2009 1:13 am | 1 Comment

In Search of Cinema

Writings on International Film Art
by Bert Cardullo (2004)

A collection of selected Cardullo’s essays previously published in quarterlies.

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April 21, 2008 3:15 am | 1 Comment

The Black Book

by Orhan Pamuk (1990)

Embarking on a journey to find his missing wife and her ex-husband, Galip obsessively searches for (and drowns in) endless possible meanings and leads.

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April 10, 2008 2:11 am | No Comments

The New Life

by Orhan Pamuk (1995)

A young student who became obsessed about a book, as well as those who have read it, looking for some sorts of answers, common threads, and comparisons to how the book affects their lives and gives the possibility of a new life

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March 25, 2008 4:00 am | 5 Comments

Persepolis I & II

by Marjen Satrapi (2001)

An autobiographical bande dessinée about a girl growing up in revolutionary & war-torn Iran and abroad in Vienna.

Categories:  France, Iran, Satrapi, Marjene, biography & memoirs, history
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February 9, 2008 2:35 am | No Comments

By Night in Chile

by Roberto Bolaño (2000)

A deathbed confession of a priest and literary critic, set during the transition from Allende to Pinochet.

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January 31, 2008 4:26 pm | No Comments

Things & A Man Asleep

Things: A Story of the ‘60
A Man Asleep
by Georges Perec (1965)

Two stories of opposing youthful indulgences in futile escape from life.

Categories:  France, Perec, Georges, fiction
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Last Evenings on Earth

by Roberto Bolaño. A collection of short stories, written as if witness to a crime.

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