java - Fiction & Literature 2

Winner of the Modern Language Association (MLA)’s William Sanders Scarborough Prize From Audre Lorde, Ntozake Shange, and Bessie Head, to Zanele Muholi, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Missy Elliott, Black wo……続きを見る

At twelve years old, Alex Baldacci had a quiet life on the farm with just his dad. He was a quiet, shy boy with only one real friend, his neighbor Emily. On his thirteenth birthday, though, Alex's l……続きを見る

Includes: The Diary of a Superfluous Man, A Tour in the Forest, Yakov Pasinkov, Andrei Kolosov, and A Correspendence. The Diary of a Superfluous Man is an 1850 novella by Russian author Ivan Turgene……続きを見る

My Journey from Paris to Java is a short fantasy diversion to the mystical island of Java, where Balzac, or rather the narrateur, encounters a deadly poison-breathing tree, civilised monkeys, a love……続きを見る

In writing these pages I have had before me a double purpose. First, to present to the general reader an account of what seemed to me to be a singularly interesting country, and one which, while bei……続きを見る

Before history, humanity begins when a strange fork-legged creature challenges bestial tradition. In making this moral stand, Java and his mate risk all. 続きを見る

Very late indeed in May, but early in the morning, Laurel Ammidon lay in bed considering two widely different aspects of chairs. The day before she had been eleven, and the comparative maturity of t……続きを見る

What do you do when a nightmare threatens your dream? In the disturbingly funny new novel from the authors of Vampire Vic, Brian Lawson receives a dread diagnosis: cancer. But he won’t spare a momen……続きを見る

When the Lady Dolly van der Decken, in answer to questions about her legendary husband's whereabouts, murmured something vague about "Java, Japan, or Jupiter," she had Java in her mind as the most "……続きを見る

En 1950, de Java à Bali en passant par Sumatra, l'écrivain voyageur brosse le portrait saisissant d'une jeune nation et de ses habitants à travers leur passé et leur avenir. Romancier, Roger Vaillan……続きを見る

Messico, Cambogia, Marocco, Bangkok: i veri protagonisti di Osborne sono i luoghi dei suoi romanzi. I personaggi sanno sempre dove sono; meno chiaro, ai loro stessi occhi, è «chi» sono: questa la sc……続きを見る

'What a great novel, its language and storytelling so light but also raw and lyrical. A tremendous writer. Read this book' ADRIAAN VAN DIS. Alan Noland discovers his father's memoirs and learns the ……続きを見る

In A Season in Hell, at the age of eighteen, the French poet Arthur Rimbaud predicted the rest of his life: 'My day is done; I'm leaving Europe. The sea air will burn my lungs; lost climes will tan ……続きを見る

The 50th anniversary edition of this classic World War 2 adventure set in south-east Asia. February, 1942: Singapore lies burning and shattered, defenceless before the conquering hordes of the Japan……続きを見る

Java Waters Run Deep, is an aviation mystery set a few years into the future. An airliner flying from Singapore to Adelaide disappears off the air traffic controllers screen 250 miles before crossin……続きを見る

an all-together true story of a fictitious life a journey and a destination one particular rider one particular station one particular voice one particular train and all that's jazz  moments courtes……続きを見る

"Ensinava para vestir-se e comer. E todos que o conheciam desde menino admiravam-se que, ao infante galhardo dos seus primeiros anos, se houvesse substituído nele um rapaz macambúzio, isolado, amarg……続きを見る

In 'Hermelijn' verkent Van Java Melati de complexe verhouding tussen identiteit en cultuur binnen een hedendaags kader. Het verhaal volgt een protagonist die zijn weg zoekt in een wereld waarin trad……続きを見る

Gebaseerd op waargebeurde gebeurtenissen uit de geschiedenis van Java. "De ring der grootvorstin" is een historische roman die zich afspeelt in het oude Java, en vertelt een verhaal vol liefde en in……続きを見る

'Verdwenen' is een Nederlandse roman geschreven door Melati van Java. De roman wordt beschouwd als een van de belangrijkste werken uit de Nederlandse literatuur van de 19e eeuw. Het is een krachtige……続きを見る

A British minister is a pawn in a deadly game played out in one of the world's most explosive countries - Indonesia. His kidnapping does not fall under British jurisdiction and the authorities in Ja……続きを見る

The favorable reception accorded to "The Boy Travellers in Japan and China" has led to the preparation of the present book. Frank and Fred have continued their journey under the guidance of Doctor B……続きを見る

Le roman d'une itinérance aux frontières de l'identité " Je l'ai aimé comme je n'avais jamais aimé aucun garçon. Aussi niaise et facile que cette phrase puisse paraître, elle est la plus sincère de ……続きを見る

Het apathische leven van de uitgedoofde Britse journalist Adrian Gyle in Hongkong bestaat al ruim twintig jaar uit eenzame avonden gevuld met dumplings en thee in restaurant Fung Shing aan Java Road……続きを見る

The full moon wore the hue of tragedy that evening. It had risen early, during the last glimmer of daylight, in the semblance of a huge, blood-red ball, and, flaming like a sunset low down behind th……続きを見る

In 'Angeline's belofte' (1876) schrijft Melati van Java (Nicolina Maria Sloot) over de gelukkige jeugd van een meisje in Nederlands-Indië, waar abrupt een einde aan komt na het overlijden van haar m……続きを見る

Het apathische leven van de uitgedoofde Britse journalist Adrian Gyle in Hongkong bestaat al ruim twintig jaar uit eenzame avonden gevuld met dumplings en thee in restaurant Fung Shing aan Java Road……続きを見る

It is early 1942 and South-East Asia is in flames. The Japanese forces storm south through Malaya, Singapore is lost and the battle for the Dutch East Indies begins in earnest. With the Japanese alr……続きを見る

Wenn in der Tat irgend eine Verwandtschaft zwischen dem Doktor Basilius und dem Geiste der Finsternis bestand, so musste man sie in den Augen des Doktors suchen. Obgleich sie in den Höhlen tief zurü……続きを見る

One day, the regent of a district in Central Java noticed that some of the religious schools in his area have become less tolerant of other more moderate Muslim populace, which are more common in In……続きを見る