Flybird's Nest

The Little Prince The Little Prince Author : Antoine de Saint-Exupery Publisher : Penguins (Modern Classic) Original Language : France Read-Language : English First Published in 1943 *** Moral allegory and spiritual autobiography, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the French Language. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagaries of adult behavior through a series of extraordinary encounters, His personal odyssey culminates in a voyage to earth and further adventures. *** Ada beberapa alasan mengapa saat melihat buku ini berada di atas rak toko buku , saya langsung mengambilnya tanpa membaca blurbs di halaman belakangnya. Pertama, saya ketinggalan nonton filmnya, kedua karena saya suka dengan covernya, ketiga karena judulnya : The Little Prince-sudah sangat menggoda, dan terakhir serta yang paling penting, baru kali ini saya melihat Penguins-publis...

No Longer Human Author : Osamu Dazai Year 1st Published : 1948 Publisher : Tuttle *** The poignant and fascinating story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's  No Longer Human  narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo's attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a "clown" to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness. *** Pernah membaca karya Haruki Murakami? Franz Kafka? Albert Camus?  Jika Ya untuk ketiganya, maka kamu tidak akan asing dengan No Longer Human milik Osamu...

China Rich Girlfriend  China Rich Girlfriend Author : Kevin Kwan Year Published : 2015 Language : English *** Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of  Crazy Rich Asians , is back with a wickedly funny new novel of social climbing, secret e-mails, art-world scandal, lovesick billionaires, and the outrageous story of what happens when Rachel Chu, engaged to marry Asia's most eligible bachelor, discovers her birthfather.     On the eve of her wedding to Nicholas Young, heir to one of the greatest fortunes in Asia, Rachel should be over the moon. She has a flawless Asscher-cut diamond from JAR, a wedding dress she loves more than anything found in the salons of Paris, and a fiancé willing to sacrifice his entire inheritance in order to marry her. But Rachel still mourns the fact that her birthfather, a man she never knew, won't be able to walk her down the aisle. Until: a shocking revelation draws Rachel into a world of Shanghai splendor beyond anything ...