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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.

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.

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

by Roberto Bolaño (2000)

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

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

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

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

by Meša Selimović (1966)

An account of a Muslim spiritual leader struggling to maintain his dignity and integrity in 18th century Sarajevo.

by Danilo Kiš (1965)

An intensely detailed semi-autobiographical story about a child living in Hungary during the World War II.

by Danilo Kiš (1983)

A collection of metaphysical short stories set in various times and places, luminously darkened with the themes of fate and death’s impenetrability.

by Danilo Kiš (1976)

Seven different yet casually interlinked short stories about revolutionaries, mostly centering around the Russian Revolution