In these three plays, García Lorca's acknowledged masterpieces, he searched for a contemporary mode of tragedy and reminded his audience that dramatic poetry-or poetic drama-depends less on formal convention that on an elemental, radical outlook on human life. His images are beautiful and exact, but until now no translator had ever been able to make his characters speak unaffectedly on the Ame…
The third volume of Somerset Maugham's Collected Short Stories, introduced by the author, contains the celebrated series about Ashenden, a secret service agent in World War I. Based on Maugham's own experiences with the British Intelligence service in Switzerland, the stories are vignettes in which he dramatises both the romance and absurdity of espionage as well as its ruthlessness and brutali…
When Nelson Mandela stepped out of prison to freedom in 1990, the elation in South Africa and around the world was palpable. But true freedom for his people remains a distant dream. Why? From South Africa to India and beyond, a rapacious economic system condemns millions to poverty while men in faraway decorous offices impose a ruthless political order with tariffs and embargoes, bombs and bull…
Lupus, anak superjail yang doyan permen karet itu, ternyata masih ngangenin banget. Kalo dia nongol selalu bikin hidup temen-temennya lebih berkelir. Penuh warna-warni indah. Kayak pelangi. Padahal, Lupus tuh nggak punya kelebihan apa-apa, kecuali suka nyeplos aja kalo ngomong, dan selalu memandang hidup ini dari sisi indahnya aja... Malah kadang-kadang dia kelewat jail, dan bikin rusuh temen-t…
Gus memerlukan bantuan. Paman ayahnya, Horatio August, mengirimkan surat berisi tekateki yang membingungkan sebelum meninggal. Gus sama sekali tak bisa menebak maknanya. Trio Detektif pun diminta membantu. Rupanya Horatio mewariskan sesuatu yang sangat berharga kepada Gus. Tetapi wujud barang dan lokasi penyembunyiannya hanya bisa diketahui kalau mereka berhasil memecahkan teka-teki dalam re…