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Salina [图书] 豆瓣
作者: A. Samad Said Helmy Samad Publications 2020
Novel mengenai seorang perempuan bernama Salina yang didorong kemiskinan untuk mencari kerja sebagai pelayan di Singapura dan Tanah Melayu (Malaysia) pada tahun 50-an.
"Salina, kakak bercakap dengan ikhlas, dari hati kecil kakak benar-benar dan kau tau bagi kakak kau sudah seperti adik kakak sendiri, timbangkanlah cakap kakak ini. Ubahlah cara hidup kau. Berikhtiarlah supaya jangan terus-menerus sahaja kau men-jalani kehidupan seperti ini."
Salina menceritakan kehidupan masyarakat terutama orang Melayu di Kampung Kambing, Singapura, selepas Perang Dunia Kedua. Novel ini menggambarkan ke-miskinan,keruntuhan moral di kota dan pergelutan untuk melangsungkan survival di tengah-tengah kehancuran kehidupan selepas perang.
Pemerintahan Jepun yang singkat di Singapura dan penderitaan masyarakat akibat perang memberi kesan yang cukup kuat dalam diri Samad yang pada masa itu masih anak-anak lagi. Dia mengutip kembali butir-butir pengalaman itu untuk menceritakan keadaan orang Melayu dan orang-orang Indonesia yang hanyut berkelana dan menjadi buruh di Singapura.
Ini bukanlah persoalan yang sama sekali asing dalam kesusasteraan Melayu, tetapi Samad telah memperlihatkan kebolehan seninya dengan melukiskan semua hal ini secara artistik melalui dialog-dialog dan tingkah laku watak-wataknya. Manusia yang lahir dalam Salina adalah manusia yang natural dan bukannya yang menjelma sebagai boneka dengan sifat-sifat hitam putihnya. Memang Samad mempunyai kekuatan dalam hal ini kerana ketelitiannya mengamati watak-watak orang.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [图书] 豆瓣
作者: [美] 马克·吐温 Legend Press 2019 - 7
A nineteenth-century boy from a Mississippi River town recounts his adventures as he travels down the river with a runaway slave, encountering a family involved in a feud, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer's aunt who mistakes him for Tom.
In this unforgettable adventure for all ages, Twain delves into issues such as racism, friendship, war, religion, and freedom with an uncanny combination of lightheartedness and gravitas.
This was the first major American novel to be written in the vernacular, a dark and funny satire that exposes the bigotry and hypocrisy of provincial America during Mark Twain's lifetime. A rite of passage for ever young reader, this book continues to delight readers around the world and remains as fresh and as funny as ever.
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman. Angela Carter [图书] 豆瓣
作者: Carter, Angela 2011 - 2
Desiderio, an employee of the city under a bizarre reality attack from Doctor Hoffman's mysterious machines, has fallen in love with Albertina, the Doctor's daughter. But Albertina, a beautiful woman made of glass, seems only to appear to him in his dreams. Meeting on his adventures a host of cannibals, centaurs and acrobats, Desiderio must battle against unreality and the warping of time and space to be with her, as the Doctor reduces Desiderio's city to a chaotic state of emergency - one ridden with madness, crime and sexual excess. A satirical tale of magic and sex, "The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman" is a dazzling quest for truth, love and identity.
Far From the Madding Crowd [图书] 豆瓣
William Collins 2015
A tale of love and loss – the first of Thomas Hardy’s novels to win him widespread recognition and popularity – reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in May 2015.‘I shall do one thing in this life – one thing certain – that is, love you, and long for you, and keep wanting you till I die’Independent and spirited, Bathsheba Everdene owns the hearts of three men. Striving to win her love in different ways, their relationships with Bathsheba complicate her life in bucolic Wessex – and cast shadows over their own. With the morals and expectations of rural society weighing heavily upon her, Bathsheba experiences the torture of unrequited love and betrayal, and discovers how random acts of chance and tragedy can dramatically alter life’s course.The first of Hardy’s novels to become a major literary success, Far from the Madding Crowd explores what it means to live and to love.
The Girl With All the Gifts [图书] Goodreads 豆瓣
The Girl with All the Gifts
作者: M.R. Carey Orbit 2014 - 6
Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius".
Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh.
Melanie loves school. She loves learning about spelling and sums and the world outside the classroom and the children's cells. She tells her favorite teacher all the things she'll do when she grows up. Melanie doesn't know why this makes Miss Justineau look sad.
The Girl with All the Gifts is a sensational thriller, perfect for fans of Stephen King, Justin Cronin, and Neil Gaiman.
The Quiet American [图书] 豆瓣
作者: Graham Greene Vintage Classics 2007 - 11
'A great writer who spoke brilliantly to a whole generation. Prophet-like' Alec Guinness
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZADIE SMITH
Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious 'Third Force'. As his naive optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders why: for the sake of politics, or for love?
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold [图书] 豆瓣
作者: le Carre, John 2011 - 11
The Cold War is at its most chill. Alec Leamas, a seasoned British Intelligence officer whose entire East German network has been arrested or shot, leaves West Berlin for London, believing his career is over. But his master, Control, knows that Leamas is good for a last mission: one that will allow him to take his revenge on the ruthless East German counterintelligence chief who has killed or imprisoned his agents. And lurking discreetly in the background, George Smiley will be pulling the operational strings.
The House of Mirth [图书] 豆瓣
作者: Edith Wharton William Collins 2015 - 5
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
‘Do you remember what you said to me once? That you could help me only by loving me? Well-you did love me for a moment; and it helped me. It has always helped me.’
Lily Bart, an attractive young woman living in New York City, relies on beauty and charm to ensure economic survival. Determined to marry into wealth to support her expensive lifestyle, Lily denies her feelings for Lawrence Stern due to his modest income. She turns instead towards young millionaire, Percy Grace. During her pursuit of money and status, Lily becomes the agent of her own undoing. Events take a tragic turn and her reputation is ruined by scandal. She is unwilling to adhere to the standards of New York’s social elitism, which leads to devastating consequences.
Wharton’s stunning and disturbing commentary on the role of women in this irresponsible, hedonistic society will delight those enchanted by her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ‘The Age of Innocence’.
The Gambler [图书] 豆瓣
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作者: Fyodor Dostoyevsky Arcturus Publishing 2016 - 8
Alexei Ivanovich is tutor to a Russian family. They are bankrupt and eagerly awaiting the death of 'Grandmother'. Alexei falls in love twice: first, with the beautiful but impossible Polina; and second, with the game of roulette. Hi addiction turns out to be shared by Grandmother who suddenly appears, very much alive, and willing to gamble down to her last banknote.
阿Q正传 [图书] 豆瓣
作者: 鲁迅 2014
《阿Q正传》收录鲁迅中短篇小说17篇,包括《阿Q正传》《狂人日记》《药》等名篇。其中《阿Q正传》是鲁迅唯一的一部中篇小说,阿Q的主要的特征是精神胜利法,他已经成为现代文学中最著名的、艺术成就最高的一个艺术典型。
The Canterville Ghost, The Happy Prince and Other Stories [图书] 豆瓣
作者: Wilde, Oscar 2010 - 4
This is a collection of stories, including two of Wilde's most famous: "The Canterville Ghost", in which a young American girl helps to free the tormented spirit that haunts an old English castle and "The Happy Prince", who was not as happy as he seemed. Often whimsical and sometimes sad, they all shine with poetry and magic.
Middlesex [图书] 豆瓣
作者: [美] 杰弗里·尤金尼德斯 Fourth Estate 2013 - 6
‘I was born twice: first, as a baby girl, on a remarkably smogless Detroit day of January 1960; and then again, as a teenage boy, in an emergency room near Petoskey, Michigan, in August of l974.’
So begins the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides and her truly unique family secret, born on the slopes of Mount Olympus and passed on through three generations.
Growing up in 70s Michigan, Calliope’s special inheritance will turn her into Cal, the narrator of this intersex, inter-generational epic of immigrant life in 20th century America.
Middlesex won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
漂亮朋友 [图书] 豆瓣
8.1 (23 个评分) 作者: [法国] 居伊·德·莫泊桑 译者: 王振孙 上海译文出版社 2006 - 8
《漂亮朋友》主要内容简介:莫泊桑(1850-1893),法国著名作家。《漂亮朋友》是他的长篇小说代表作,一八八五年五月出版后即引起轰动,几个月内再版三十余次。法国驻阿尔及利亚殖民军的下级军官杜洛瓦来到巴黎,经友人介绍进入《法兰西生活报》当编辑,他依仗自己漂亮的外貌和取悦女人的手段,专门勾引上流社会的女子,并以此为跳板,走上飞黄腾达的道路。最后他拐走了报馆老板的女儿,迫使老板把女儿嫁给他,自己成为该报的总编辑。小说结尾还暗示他即将当上参议员和内阁部长,前程还远大着呢。
西线无战事 [图书] 豆瓣
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8.9 (14 个评分) 作者: [德国] 埃里希·玛丽亚·雷马克 译者: 李清华 译林出版社 2001 - 6
这是一本自传体小说。第一次世界大战中,主人公博伊默尔及其同学们在“爱国主义”口号的煽动下应征入伍,在前线绞肉机一般的阵地战中厮杀。在血淋淋的现实面前,他们的理想与信念崩塌了,对生活的热情崩塌了,对世界的认识崩塌了。他们的眼中只有鲜血、残肢、碎肉、脑浆和毒气。活生生的同学和战友一个个阵亡,战场成为一个个无名士兵的坟茔。战争的恐怖与残酷,士兵对和平的渴望,展现给读者的是人类无泪的悲哀。最后,就在和平即将到来之前的一个宁静的秋日,主人公在前线阵亡。对战争的忠实还原及反思,使《西线无战事》成为20世纪世界文学的不朽名篇。
The Green Mile [图书] 豆瓣
作者: [美国] 斯蒂芬·金 2005 - 3
The Green Mile: those who walk it do not return, because at the end of that walk is the room in which sits Cold Mountain penitentiary's electric chair. In 1932 the newest resident on death row is John Coffey, a giant black man convicted of the brutal murder of two little girls. But nothing is as it seems with John Coffey, and around him unfolds a bizarre and horrifying story. Evil murderer or holy innocent - whichever he is - Coffey has strange powers which may yet offer salvation to others, even if they can do nothing to save him. THE AUTHOR Stephen King, the world's bestselling novelist, lives with his wife, the novelist Tabitha King, in Bangor, Maine. His novels include CARRIE, THE SHINING and MISERY - all No.1 bestsellers.
The Sea, The Sea [图书] 豆瓣
作者: IRIS MURDOCH RANDOM HOUSE 2015 - 4
'Time, like the sea, unties all knots.' This title comes with an introduction by John Burnside. When Charles Arrowby retires from his glittering career in the London theatre, he buys a remote house on the rocks by the sea. He hopes to escape from his tumultuous love affairs but unexpectedly bumps into his childhood sweetheart and sets his heart on destroying her marriage. His equilibrium is further disturbed when his friends all decide to come and keep him company and Charles finds his seaside idyll severely threatened by his obsessions.
A Town Like Alice [图书] 豆瓣
作者: Nevil Shute Vintage Classics 2015 - 4
"We used to sit by the river and watch the sun setting behind the mountains, sometimes, and say what a marvellous place it would be to come for a holiday". This title comes with an introduction by Eric Lomax. Jean Paget is just twenty years old and working in Malaya when the Japanese invasion begins. When she is captured she joins a group of other women and children whom the Japanese force to walk for miles through the jungle leading to the deaths of many. Due to her courageous spirit, Jean takes on the role of leader of the sorry gaggle of prisoners. While on the march, the group run into an Australian prisoner, Joe Harman, who helps them steal some food, and is horrifically punished as a result. Jean's adventures, and her bond with Joe, form the heart of this gripping and moving story.
The Sound and the Fury [图书] 豆瓣
作者: William Faulkner Vintage Classics 2015 - 4
'There was another yellow butterfly, like one of the sunflecks had come loose.' This title comes with an introduction by Richard Huges. Depicting the gradual disintegration of the Compson family through four fractured narratives, The Sound and the Fury explores intense, passionate family relationships where there is no love, only self-centredness. At its heart this is a novel about lovelessness - 'only an idiot has no grief; only a fool would forget it. What else is there in this world sharp enough to stick to your guts?'
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