Inspired by the true story of a political murder that horrified Russians in 1869, Dostoevsky conceived of Demons as a "novel-pamphlet" in which he would say everything about the plague of materialist ideology that he saw infecting his native land. What emerged was a prophetic and ferociously funny masterpiece of ideology and murder in pre-revolutionary Russia. Fyodor Dostoyevsky, a Russian novelist and short-story writer whose psychological penetration into the darkest recesses of the human heart and his unsurpassed moments of illumination, had an immense influence on 20th-century fiction. He is commonly regarded as one of the finest novelists who ever lived, penning works including four long Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons, and The Brothers Karamazov. His ideas profoundly shaped literary modernism, existentialism, and various schools of psychology, theology, and literary criticism. His works are often called prophetic because he accurately predicted how Russia’s revolutionaries would behave if they came to power. In his time, he was also renowned for his activity as a journalist.

Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden sex worker, can offer the chance of redemption.

Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas’ epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s. Robin Buss’s lively English translation is complete and unabridged, and remains faithful to the style of Dumas’s original. This edition includes an introduction, explanatory notes and suggestions for further reading.

A masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment where war is peace freedom is slavery and Big Brother is watching Thought Police Big Brother Orwellian These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell s classic dystopian novel 1984 The story of one man s nightmare odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but also individual thought and memory 1984 is a prophetic haunting tale More relevant than ever before 1984 exposes the worst crimes imaginable the destruction of truth freedom and individuality With a foreword by Thomas Pynchon With a foreword by Thomas Pynchon A masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment where war is peace freedom is slavery and Big Brother is watching View our feature on George Orwell s 1984 Thought Police Big Brother Orwellian These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell s classic dystopian novel 1984 The story of one man s nightmare odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but also individual thought and memory 1984 is a prophetic haunting tale More relevant than ever before 1984 exposes the worst crimes imaginable the destruction of truth freedom and individuality This beautiful paperback edition features deckled edges and french flaps a perfect gift for any occasion Alternate cover edition can be found here.

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here. A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible. When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.

Catatan Pramoedya Ananta Toer tentang derita gadis-gadis Indonesia yang menjadi korban kekejaman tentara Jepang pada masa perang dunia. Tahun 1943, Pemerintahan Pendudukan Balatentara Dai Nippon di Jawa mengeluarkan perintah kepada para remaja perempuan untuk melanjutkan sekolah di Tokyo dan Shonanto. Perintah ini tidak pernah diumumkan secara resmi, juga tidak masuk dalam Osamu Serei (Lembaran Negara). Jepang sengaja melakukannya untuk menghilangkan jejak. Dan para perawan remaja yang telah diberangkatkan meninggalkan kampung halaman dan keluarga, menempuh perjalanan yang berbahaya, nyatanya bukan untuk disekolahkan. Mereka dipaksa untuk memenuhi impian seks serdadu Jepang.

Kaum Tertindas selama ini tenggelam dalam mitos yang ditiupkan Kaum Penindas. Karena itu, bagi Friere, pendidikan untuk mereka harus berintikan pembebasan kesadaran atau dialogika memancing mereka berdialog, membiarkan mereka mengucapkan sendiri perkataannya,mendorong mereka untuk menamai dan dengan demikian mengubah dunia. Dengan porsi besar filsafat manusia, tak pelak lagi buku ini merupakan sebuah refleksi mendalam mengenai jalan pembebasan manusia.Sebuah buku bagi siapa saja yang ingin tersadar bahwa penjajahan masa kini adalah penjajahan kesadaran. ****

You can find the redesigned cover of this edition HERE. At the centre of this novel is the passionate love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff - recounted with such emotional intensity that a plain tale of the Yorkshire moors acquires the depth and simplicity of ancient tragedy. This best-selling Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1847 first edition of the novel. For the Fourth Edition, the editor has collated the 1847 text with several modern editions and has corrected a number of variants, including accidentals. The text is accompanied by entirely new explanatory annotations. New to the fourth Edition are twelve of Emily Bronte's letters regarding the publication of the 1847 edition of Wuthering Heights as well as the evolution of the 1850 edition, prose and poetry selections by the author, four reviews of the novel, and poetry selections by the author, four reviews of the novel, and Edward Chitham's insightful and informative chronology of the creative process behind the beloved work. Five major critical interpretations of Wuthering Heights are included, three of them new to the Fourth Edition. A Stuart Daley considers the importance of chronology in the novel. J. Hillis Miller examines Wuthering Heights's problems of genre and critical reputation. Sandra M. Gilbert assesses the role of Victorian Christianity plays in the novel, while Martha Nussbaum traces the novel's romanticism. Finally, Lin Haire-Sargeant scrutinizes the role of Heathcliff in film adaptations of Wuthering Heights. A Chronology and updated Selected Bibliography are also included.

Roman Anak Semua Bangsa adalah periode observasi atau turun ke bawah mencari serangkaian spirit lapangan dan kehidupan arus bawah Pribumi yang tak berdaya melawan kekuatan raksasa Eropa. Di titik ini Minke diperhadapkan antara kekaguman yang melimpah-limpah pada peradaban Eropa dan kenyataan di selingkungan bangsanya yang kerdil. Sepotong perjalanannya ke Tulangan Sidoarjo dan pertemuannya dengan Khouw Ah Soe, seorang aktivis pergerakan Tionghoa, korespondensinya dengan keluarga De la Croix (Sarah, Miriam, Herbert), teman Eropanya yang liberal, dan petuah-petuah Nyai Ontosoroh, mertua sekaligus guru agungnya, kesadaran Minke tergugat, tergurah, dan tergugah, bahwa ia adalah bayi semua bangsa dari segala jaman yang harus menulis dalam bahasa bangsanya (Melayu) dan berbuat untuk manusia-manusia bangsanya.

Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden sex worker, can offer the chance of redemption.

Inilah yang kubayangkan detik-detik terakhir Bapak: 18 Mei 1970. Hari gelap. Langit berwarna hitam dengan garis ungu. Bulan bersembunyi di balik ranting pohon randu. Sekumpulan burung nasar bertengger di pagar kawat. Mereka mencium aroma manusia yang nyaris jadi mayat bercampur bau mesiu. Terdengar lolongan anjing berkepanjangan. Empat orang berbaris rapi, masing-masing berdiri dengan senapan yang diarahkan kepada Bapak. Hanya satu senapan berisi peluru mematikan. Selebihnya, peluru karet. Tak satu pun di antara keempat lelaki itu tahu siapa yang kelak menghentikan hidup Bapak. __ Pada usianya yang ke-33 tahun, Segara Alam menjenguk kembali masa kecilnya hingga dewasa. Semua peristiwa tertanam dengan kuat. Karena memiliki photographic memory, Alam ingat pertama kali dia ditodong senapan oleh seorang lelaki dewasa ketika masih berusia tiga tahun; pertama kali sepupunya mencercanya sebagai anak ‘pengkhianat negara’; pertama kali Alam berkelahi dengan seorang anak pengusaha besar yang menguasai sekolah; dan pertama kali dia jatuh cinta.