Archived: Does not meet catalog guidelines

This heartwarming story has beckoned generations of readers into the special world of Green Gables, an old-fashioned farm outside a town called Avonlea. Anne Shirley, an eleven-year-old orphan, has arrived in this verdant corner of Prince Edward Island only to discover that the Cuthberts—elderly Matthew and his stern sister, Marilla—want to adopt a boy, not a feisty redheaded girl. But before they can send her back, Anne—who simply must have more scope for her imagination and a real home—wins them over completely. A much-loved classic that explores all the vulnerability, expectations, and dreams of a child growing up, Anne of Green Gables is also a wonderful portrait of a time, a place, a family… and, most of all, love. WITH AN AFTERWORD BY JENNIFER LEE CARELL

Sejak istrinya meninggal, Nagamine Shigeki hidup hanya berdua dengan putrinya, Ema. Suatu malam, Ema pergi menonton festival musim panas. Tetapi ia tidak pernah pulang sampai mayatnya ditemukan di sungai. Dalam hari-hari kelam menunggu proses penyelidikan kepolisian, Nagamine menerima telepon dari seseorang yang memberikan informasi tentang para pelaku dan lokasi pembunuhan Ema. Nagamine memutuskan menyusup ke apartemen yang disebut. Di sana ia menemukan kaset video berisi rekaman peristiwa pemerkosaan dan pembunuhan putrinya. Semakin terpuruk dalam duka dan kini diselimuti amarah, ditambah keyakinan bahwa para pelaku hanya akan dijatuhi hukuman ringan karena masih di bawah umur, Nagamine memutuskan mengadili mereka dengan tangannya sendiri. Apakah Nagamine akan berhasil? Kepada siapakah hukum akan memihak?

Like The Catcher in the Rye or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Botchan, a hilarious tale about a young man's rebellion against "the system" in a country school, is a classic of its kind. Among Japanese readers both young and old it has enjoyed a timeless popularity, making it, according to Donald Keene, "probably the most widely read novel in modern Japan." The setting is Japan's deep south, where the author himself spent some time teaching English in a boys' school. Into this conservative world, with its social proprieties and established pecking order, breezes Botchan, down from the big city, with scant respect for either his elders or his noisy young charges; and the result is a chain of collisions large and small. Much of the story seems to occur in summer, against the drone of cicadas, and in many ways this is a summer book light, funny, never slow-moving. Here, in a lively new translation much better suited to Western tastes than any of its forebears, Botchan's homespun appeal is all the more apparent, and even those who have never been near the sunlit island on which these calamitous episodes take place should find in it uninterrupted entertainment.

Diterjemahkan dari bahasa Spanyol: Edith Grossman Diterjemahkan dari bahasa Inggris: Eka Kurniawan Di sebuah kota pelabuhan di Colombia abad ke-18, empat orang digigit anjing gila. Satu-satunya yang selamat adalah Sierva María, gadis 12 tahun, putri tunggal bangsawan Marquis de Casalduero. Sierva María tampak baik-baik saja setelahnya, sehingga mulai tersebar desas-desus. Di kota yang penduduknya sangat percaya takhayul, orang-orang menganggap Sierva María selamat karena dia kerasukan. Ada demit-demit di dalam tubuhnya, yang bisa membawa bencana bagi kota itu. Maka dibawalah dia ke sebuah biara untuk dilakukan upacara pengusiran setan. Bapa Cayetano Delaura, yang ditugasi untuk menanganinya, menyadari kewarasan gadis itu, tapi mampukah dia meyakinkan seisi kota bahwa bukan Sierva María yang perlu disembuhkan?

When Rin aced the Keju — the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies — it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard — the most elite military school in Nikan — was even more surprising. But surprises aren’t always good. Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power — an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive — and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school. For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away. Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity ... and that it may already be too late.

Like The Catcher in the Rye or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Botchan, a hilarious tale about a young man's rebellion against "the system" in a country school, is a classic of its kind. Among Japanese readers both young and old it has enjoyed a timeless popularity, making it, according to Donald Keene, "probably the most widely read novel in modern Japan." The setting is Japan's deep south, where the author himself spent some time teaching English in a boys' school. Into this conservative world, with its social proprieties and established pecking order, breezes Botchan, down from the big city, with scant respect for either his elders or his noisy young charges; and the result is a chain of collisions large and small. Much of the story seems to occur in summer, against the drone of cicadas, and in many ways this is a summer book light, funny, never slow-moving. Here, in a lively new translation much better suited to Western tastes than any of its forebears, Botchan's homespun appeal is all the more apparent, and even those who have never been near the sunlit island on which these calamitous episodes take place should find in it uninterrupted entertainment.

Funiculi Funicula, sebuah kafe di gang sempit di Tokyo, masih kerap didatangi orang-orang yang ingin menjelajahi waktu. Peraturan-peraturan yang merepotkan masih berlaku, tetapi itu semua tidak menyurutkan harapan mereka untuk memutar waktu. Kali ini ada seorang pria yang ingin kembali ke masa lalu untuk menemui sahabat yang putrinya ia besarkan, seorang putra putus asa yang tidak menghadiri pemakaman ibunya, seorang pria sekarat yang ingin melompat ke dua tahun kemudian untuk memastikan kekasihnya bahagia, dan seorang detektif yang ingin memberi istrinya hadiah ulang tahun untuk pertama sekaligus terakhir kalinya. Kenyataan memang akan tetap sama. Namun dalam singkatnya durasi sampai kopi mendingin, mungkin masih tersisa waktu bagi mereka untuk menghapus penyesalan, membebaskan diri dari rasa bersalah, atau mungkin melihat terwujudnya harapan…

Funiculi Funicula, sebuah kafe di gang sempit di Tokyo, masih kerap didatangi orang-orang yang ingin menjelajahi waktu. Peraturan-peraturan yang merepotkan masih berlaku, tetapi itu semua tidak menyurutkan harapan mereka untuk memutar waktu. Kali ini ada seorang pria yang ingin kembali ke masa lalu untuk menemui sahabat yang putrinya ia besarkan, seorang putra putus asa yang tidak menghadiri pemakaman ibunya, seorang pria sekarat yang ingin melompat ke dua tahun kemudian untuk memastikan kekasihnya bahagia, dan seorang detektif yang ingin memberi istrinya hadiah ulang tahun untuk pertama sekaligus terakhir kalinya. Kenyataan memang akan tetap sama. Namun dalam singkatnya durasi sampai kopi mendingin, mungkin masih tersisa waktu bagi mereka untuk menghapus penyesalan, membebaskan diri dari rasa bersalah, atau mungkin melihat terwujudnya harapan…