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by Nadine Gordimer (ed.) (2004) A collection of stories hand-picked by their world-renowned writers, inadvertently dealing with the subject of sex and death (but not directly with HIV/AIDS) in a myriad of genres.

by Nathanael West (1939)

A satire of the visions of American/Hollywood disillusioned dreams and fantasy factory. Todd Hackett, a talented set-designer, drifts through a city deliberately reduced to its most base depiction of failed dreams and false glitters.

How Our Brains Become Who We Are
by Joseph LeDoux (2002)

Analyses the way the psychological, social, moral, aesthetic or spiritual self is realised through the interconnectivity between neurons.

by Knut Hamsun (1890)

A poor, emaciated writer, unable to afford a rent (but with too big of an ego), roams the city, his state of mind and physique heavily disoriented by his hunger.

by Mikhail Bulgakov (1925)

A renowned Moscow scientist implanted the pituitary’s gland and the testes of a dead criminal into a stray dog with the unexpected result of Sharik turning into a complete human.

Kolonialisme, Budaya Cetak, dan Kesastraan Sunda Abad ke-19
by Mikihiro Moriyama (2003)

Originally published in English as A New Spirit: Sundanese Publishing and the Changing Configuration of Writing in Nineteenth Century West Java.

by Donna Tartt (1992)

A scholarship student, Richard, upon arriving at the exclusive Hampden College at Vermont, was intrigued by a tightly-knit group of privileged Greek students with, well, yes, a dark secret.

Bookselling and the Culture of Consumption
by Laura J. Miller (2006)

Tracing the history of bookselling in the USA from the beginning of twentieth century to the era of superstore and amazon.com, Miller explores the independent-chain dynamic in a business that is fiercely conscious in its perceived status as an agent of cultural and human betterment.