In this classic mystery novel by Dame Ngaio Marsh, Ricky Alleyn, the son of Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn, retreats to a quiet island in the Channel Islands to write a novel. His peaceful getaway is disrupted when he stumbles upon an international drug smuggling ring and the mysterious death of a local woman. Inspector Roderick Alleyn steps in to investigate the murder plot, unravel the …
Written by Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry and discovered decades after her death, this poignant memoir provides an intimate portrait of her tempestuous marriage to French aviator and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The memoir sheds light on their passionate yet challenging relationship, revealing Consuelo\'s role as the real-life inspiration behind the beloved Rose character in Antoine\'s timeles…
This collection features the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures prepared by Italo Calvino for Harvard University shortly before his death. Calvino identifies six essential literary values that he believed should be preserved for the coming millennium: Lightness, Quickness, Exactitude, Visibility, Multiplicity, and Consistency.
Buku kumpulan esai dan kajian teori sastra karya pakar kebudayaan dan sastra Indonesia Prof. Dr. A. Teeuw ini mengulas hubungan mendasar antara bahasa, teks, dan fungsi sosial sastra. Penulis mengeksplorasi fenomena kebahasaan dalam karya puisi maupun prosa, pendekatan semiotika, dinamika pembacaan, serta bagaimana bahasa sastra bekerja dalam ruang sunyi penciptaan hingga melahirkan makna yang …