protect the diamonds
survive the clubs
dig deep through the spades
feel the hearts
Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, The Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery.
That's when the first ace arrives in the mail.
That's when Ed becomes the messenger.
Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary) until only one question remains: Who's behind Ed's mission.
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| Haruki Murakami - After The Quake (Vintage International Edition) |
The Six stories in Haruki Murakami's mesmerizing collection are set at the time of the catastrophic 1995 Kobe earthquake, when Japan became brutally aware of the fragility of its daily existence. But the upheavals that afflict Murakami's characters are even deeper and more mysterious, emanating from a place where the human meets the inhuman.
An electronics salesman who has been abruptly deserted by his wife agrees to deliver an enigmatic package - and is rewarded with a glimpse of his true nature. A man who has been raised to view himself as the son of God pursues a stranger who may or may not be his human father. A mild-mannered collection agent receives a visit from a giant talking frog who enlists his help in saving Tokyo from destruction. As haunting as dreams, as potent as oracles, the stories in after the quake are further proof that Murakami is one of the most visionary writers at work today.
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| the front cover (vintage international edition) |
In this propulsive novel, one of the most idiosyncratically brilliant writers at work in any language fuses science fiction, the hard-boiled thriller, and white-hot satire into a new element of the library periodic table.
As he searches for a mysteriously vanished girlfriend, Haruki Murakami's protagonist plunges into a wind tunnel of sexual violence and metaphysical dread in which he collides with call girls; plays chaperon to a lovely teenage psychic; and receives cryptic instructions from a shabby but oracular Sheep Man.
Dance Dance Dance is a tense, poignant, and often hilarious ride through the cultural Cuisinart that is contemporary Japan, a place where everything that is not up for sale is up for grabs.
Creative Writing - Tip dan Strategi Menulis Cerpen dan Novel:
Menulis adalah aktivitas yang menyenangkan. Namun, terkadang kita mengalami kebuntuan ide saat memulai sebuah kalimat atau bagaimana menutup sebuah cerita. Pada dasarnya, menulis akan terasa mudah dan menyenangkan bila kita punya keterampilan untuk itu.
Edisi revisi Creative Writing ini menambahkan unsur lain dalam keterampilan menulis, yakni bagaimana membuat adegan yang menarik dan menulis dengan sudut penceritaan beragam. Selain itu, setiap pembahasan dalam buku ini juga dilengkapi dengan contoh di setiap bagiannya. Di dalamnya, terangkum 24 tip keterampilan menulis.
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Di pinggir Kota Bogor, dekat sebuah kampung bernama Batu Luhur, seorang anak bernama Zarah, dan adiknya, Hara, dibesarkan secara tidak konvensional oleh ayahnya, dosen sekaligus ahli mikologi bernama Firas. Cara Firas mendidik anak-anaknya mengundang pertentangan dari keluarganya sendiri.
Di balik itu semua, masih tersimpan berlapis misteri. Antara lain, hubungan khusus Firas dan sebuah tempat angker yang ditakuti warga kampung. Tragedi demi tragedi yang menimpa keluarganya akhirnya membawa Zarah ke sebuah pelarian sekaligus pencarian panjang.
Di konservasi orangutan Tanjung Puting, Zarah menemukan keluarga baru dan kedekatannya kembali dengan alam. Namun, bakat fotografinya membawa Zarah lebih jauh dari yang ia duga. Di London, tempat Zarah akhirnya bermarkas, ia menemukan segalanya. Cinta, persahabatan, pengkhianatan. Termasuk petunjuk penting yang membawa titik terang bagi pencariannya.
Sementara itu, di Kota Bandung, Elektra dan Bodhi akhirnya bertemu. Secara bersamaan, keduanya mulai mengingat siapa diri mereka sesungguhnya.
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