Over recent years, Arabic popular culture has become a focal point of West Asian and North African studies. Most of the new research dealing with it concentrates on the ‘popular’ as opposed to an intellectual ‘high’ culture far from the harsh and hierarchically organized reality many Arabic-speaking societies face today. Popular cultural practices are thus seen as a rejection of the eli…
The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a collection ofstories written for young wizards and witches. They have been popular bedtime reading for centuries, with the result that the Hopping Pot and the Fountain of Fair Fortune are as familiar to many of the students at Hogwarts as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty are to Muggle (non-magical) children.
This glorious new Kindle in Motion edition of Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (considered a classic throughout the wizarding world) features an extraordinary array of magical creatures, from Acromantula to Yeti via ten different breeds of dragon – all beautifully illustrated in full colour in a beautifully designed digital reading experience by the brilliantly inventi…
It was the summer of 1843, and in Tai County the okra flowers had just bloomed. Lu Yitian’s aunt, Madame Zhou, enjoyed making medi-cal concoctions and people came from all around seeking her treat-ment. There was a man who had been severely scalded, so that his body was covered in festering sores, and no one had been able to affect a cure. He came to beg for …
J.K. Rowling’s five-film Fantastic Beasts adventure series continues with the original screenplay for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald At the end of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald was captured in New York with the help of Newt Scamander. But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escapes custody and sets about gathering follo…
Approaches tomediating and mediated agencywere first developed in responseto Actor-Network-Theory (ANT), which has been booming since the 1990s (La-tour 2005; Blok et al. 2020), leading to subsequent drafts of an emerging“actormedia theory”(Schüttpelz 2013; Krieger and Belliger 2014; Spöhrer and Ochsner2017). Most existing approaches to mediating and mediated agency, despite allinternal d…
But Captain Howard Stansbury, who knew better, watched the distant Wasatch pass as he piloted, serpentine, his ship counter-clockwise around the lake, at ease in his prime, his personal timepiece stashed to a satchel, the company’s chronometers safely placed in their soft-cushioned, velvet-lined case, prepared for the purpose, and always strapped, on the trail, with care in…
This book examines how literary fiction depicts multilingual practices and incorporates them on the level of the text. Multiple languages surround us today, rendered more visible in the digital and globalized age. In literature, too, languages intermingle, often to striking effect. The early twenty-first century has seen a new fascination with the age-old phenomena of literary multilingualism a…
The Summer Book has never been out of print in Scandinavia. Its allure is the allure of summer itself for these people who spend so much of the year in the dark. “We are captivated, charmed, dependent,” says Jansson’s Finnish editor. But it is also her mix of humour and psychology, the character of the island, and the protective love she so clearly has for it. Sophia tells me that sometim…
‘Mighty are numbers; joined with art, resistless.’1 The quotation from Euripides’ play Hecuba joins the two elements at the heart of this book, and it expresses the pleasure resulting from the combination of mathematics and literature – domains that are often regarded as alien or opposed to each other. The context of the quotation reveals, however, that it does not refer to th…
It's a daunting task. Even the most seasoned professionals find business school application essays to be among the hardest pieces they ever write. With a diverse pool of talented people applying to the nation's top schools from the most successful companies and prestigious undergraduate programs in the world, a simple biography detailing accomplishments and goals isn't enough. Applicants need c…
In the blurb for his planned 20-volumeThe History of Persian Literature, thelate Ehsan Yarshater (1920–2018), a Nestor of Iranian Studies, characterisedPersian poetry as the jewel in the crown of Persian culture.1This is notan exaggeration; poetry plays a role in every domain of Persian culture. IfPersian culture is the body of Persian-speaking peoples, poetry is the soul,the stamina, and the…
One such concern is the lack of clear differentiation between the Russian imperial and national identities, a phenomenon that is typical of contiguous empires in general, but that seems to be particularly prominent in the Russian case.36 Some scholars suggest that for various reasons—mainly related to its status as a land empire—Russia failed to create a nation altogether, and its inte…
The seven articles in this volume, written by French and German specialists in book history, address various aspects of the materiality of print culture, examining both the processes of book production and the paths of book circulation. They explore notions of composition, collection and circulation of texts and images, from manuscript to books designed for specific readers. They are based on a…
The application of rhetorical and narrative approaches to science have been used to analyze the discourse of popular culture and how it relates to complex social phenomena such as the proliferation of pseudoscience or antipsychiatry. The rhet-oric of science studies how scientists—as part of a discursive community—frame and communicate their knowledge; what they argue about and how…
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Eleven years ago, one was discovered in my school. A kindergarten student, on her first day. She was devoured almost immediately. What was she thinking? Maybe the sudden (and it’s always sudden) loneliness at home drove her to school under some misbegotten idea that she’d fi nd companionship. The teacher announced nap time, and the little tyke was left standing alone on the fl oor clutching…
Dancing with Philoctetes: Reflections on Pain and Remembrance juxtaposes a new adaptation of Sophocles’ play with an essay describing the process of bringing it to life in a world on the brink of a pandemic. Akavia investigates Sophocles’ nuanced portrayal of the fragility of empathy in the face of suffering, and also shares the challenges of embodying and vocalizing Sophocles’ text onsta…
Mr Tench went out to look for his ether cylinder, into the blazing Mexican sun and the bleaching dust. A few vultures looked down from the roof with shabby indifference: he wasn’t carrion yet. A faint feeling of rebellion stirred in Mr Tench’s heart, and he wrenched up a piece of the road with splintering finger-nails and tossed it feebly towards them. One rose and flapped across the town: …
Strong Hearts Still Break by c.r. Elliott is a poetic journey of self-love and self-discovery of words joined together to tell a story of strength and growth. With this collection the author wanted to create a safe space for everyone that is or ever has been trapped in a toxic relationship, to rest their weary hearts and focus on themselves. Relationships, love, pain, and fortitude are powerful…
A child was born, in the dead of night, to a wealthy family in the South-West Territory. The young mother lay sunk in heavy languor; but when the infant's first cry sounded, low and plaintive, she began to toss feverishly on her bed. Her eyes were shut, but her lips moved, whispering, and her pale face, still soft of outline almost as a child's, twisted as though in suffering and impatient prot…
Caroline Barron leads the field on medieval London and her work on its politics, governance, economy and fabric has greatly enhanced our understanding of the late medieval city. It is, however, her interest in and enthusiasm for the men and women who lived and worked in, or were visitors to, the capital, and her ability to inspire that interest and enthusiasm …
Articulating value through a demonstration of humanities practices resists being coerced into a reactive position against economics. Despite recent policy that encourages higher education to be entirely motivated by fiscal targets, the humanities continue to inspire and aspire beyond these lim-its. Who should define the humanities? Where do we draw the lines of disciplinary defini…
owever, in their eagerness to have these volumes read and stud-ied, Dunn and Morris miss how formative the short story is to such books, so much so that Rolf Lundén argues for short story com-posite. His study rightly attends to the tensions between unity and fragmentation that distinguish the genre, and he argues that not every such volume features cyclicality …
Building on five years of national organizing by Arts in a Changing America, an artist-led initiative that challenges structural racism in the art world, FUTURE/PRESENT includes a range of poetry, essays and criticism, visual and performance art, artist manifestos, interviews, and reflections on community practice.
In Ways of Seeking, Emily Drumsta traces the influence of detective fiction on the twentieth-century Arabic novel. Theorizing a “poetics of investigation,” she shows how these novels, far from staging awe-inspiring feats of logical deduction, mock the truth-seeking practices on which modern exercises of colonial and national power are often premised. Their narratives return to the archives …
Dalam novel terbarunya ini, Paulo Coelho, penulis buku terlaris Sang Alkemis, menghidupkan kembali cerita tentang salah satu wanita paling misterius dalam sejarah: Mata Hari. Ketika tiba di Paris, Mata Hari tidak memiliki uang sepeser pun, tetapi dalam beberapa bulan saja dia telah menjadi wanita paling terkenal di kota itu. Sebagai penari, dia membuat para penontonnya syok dan berdebar-debar…
Namanya Salva. Panggilannya Ava. Namun papanya memanggil dia Saliva atau ludah karena menganggapnya tidak berguna. Ava sekeluarga pindah ke Rusun Nero setelah Kakek Kia meninggal. Kakek Kia, ayahnya Papa, pernah memberi Ava kamus sebagai hadiah ulang tahun yang ketiga. Sejak itu Ava menjadi anak yang pintar berbahasa Indonesia. Sayangnya, kebanyakan orang dewasa lebih menganggap penting anak ya…
Sebagai selebgram yang hobi clubbing dan populer di kampus, Rachel Laguna tidak mengira dia bakalan jatuh cinta pada cowok alim dan pendiam seperti Orion. Kabar buruknya, cowok itu tidak mau pacaran karena dilarang orang tuanya. Dan, ada satu cewek yang terus saja nemplok pada Orion seperti lintah. Akhirnya, Rachel memutuskan untuk beralih pada teman clubbing-nya, Rafael, yang ternyata polisi …
Ini adalah serangkaian kisah tentang pertarungan dan daya tahan manusia. Ada yang melawan dan bertahan, ada yang lari dan menyembunyikan diri, ada yang tak punya pilihan selain binasa perlahan. Cerita-cerita dalam buku ini hanya satu upaya kecil untuk menghayati makna kita sebagai manusia.
"You know you're in love with the right person when falling in love with him turns you into the best version of yourself." Setiap pasangan punya cerita masing-masing, kadang manis, kadang juga pahit. Enam tahun setelah Divortiare dan dua tahun setelah Twivortiare, Alexandra dan Beno kembali hadir melalui akun Twitter @alexandrarheaw. Melalui buku ini, kita kembali diajak "mengintip" kehidupan …
"Commitment is a funny thing, you know? It's almost like getting a tattoo. You think and you think and you think and you think before you get one. And once you get one, it sticks to you hard and deep." Do busy bankers tweet? Yes, they do. Empat tahun setelah Divortiare, Alexandra membuka kembali hidupnya kepada publik melalui akun Twitter-nya @alexandrarheaw. Lembar demi lembar buku ini adalah…
Most letters today will be written on a computer and printed. They should be on A4 paper and use only one side of the paper. If you are writing a letter by hand, only use a blue or black pen. There are different paper sizes that can be used for personal letters, and you can write on both sides of the paper. You should always use A4 paper for business letters. Below are the general rules for wri…
Novel ini berkisah tentang perjuangan orang-orang tran, yaitu mereka yang mengikuti program transmigrasi dari Jawa ke Kalimantan. Di tanah yang baru, Samirin, seorang lulusan sekolah guru, bisa terlepas dari kemelut pribadi menghadapi ayahnya yang ingin dia menjadi guru ketimbang tukang bikin tempe di usaha rumahan mertuanya. Alur cerita terjalin sederhana walau membuhul konflik-konflik antar …
The Creator sat upon the throne, thinking. Behind him stretched the illimitable continent of heaven, steeped in a glory of light and color; before him rose the black night of Space, like a wall. His mighty bulk towered rugged and mountain-like into the zenith, and His divine head blazed there like a distant sun. At His feet stood three colossal figures, diminished to extinction, almost, by cont…
Correspondence competency is an ability of paramount importance since we are all involved in writing letters. We write informal letters to our friends or family. We send formal letters to people who we may not know personally. There may be various reasons for writing a formal letter. One can write a letter to find out and share information, to apply for a job or to resign, to make a complaint o…
Cinta tak selamanya harus memiliki. Begitu pula cinta Galih dan Raras. Dalamnya cinta Galih pada Krasnaya, gadis Rusia yang telah begitu memikatnya, membuat Galih sulit untuk jatuh cinta lagi. Bahkan kematian Krasnaya tak bisa mengubur cintanya pada gadis itu sampai kemudian dia bertemu Raras. Tetapi cintanya pada Raras bertepuk sebelah tangan. Raras ternyata tidak bisa menerima cinta Galih, ay…
Urip mung mampir ngombe, hidup cuma mampir minum. Hidup cuma mampir ngopi. Di warung kopi, semua orang datang dan pergi. Di warung kopi, orang bisa tampak menjadi lebih lega, santai, dan gembira. Di warung kopi, tidak sedikit manusia yang menciptakan surga kecil barang sesaat untuk dirinya. Lewat sebuah kejadian tak terduga, suatu ketika Iwan berada dalam dunia antara hidup dan mati. Ia berte…
Hujan pernah merebut seseorang dariku. Ia merampas kebahagiaan yang tumbuh di dadaku. Ia memaksa aku menjadi sendiri. Hujan juga pernah membuat janji kepadaku. Ia tak akan jatuh lagi di mataku. Namun ia berdusta, ia meninggalkan aku tanpa permisi. Saat aku merasa hujan hanya datang untuk menyakiti, kamu hadir. Mengajarkan aku bahwa Tuhan tak menciptakan hujan untuk bersedih, tetapi Ia menyiap…
Terdiri atas 14 cerita, kisah-kisah ini menunjukkan sisi gelap kebinatangan manusia. Akan tetapi di tengah-tengah kehidupan yang kian keras, liar, dan buas mereka tetap berusaha menjadi manusia. Manusia yang ringkih dan fana. Ketika kau mendengarkan apa pun yang berada di kelas berubah menjadi aneka suara di kebun binatang, Almira terlanjur mengasah taring dan kali ini sepasang mata liarnya me…
Aisyah, alias Icha, frustrasi hidup di desanya. Satu-satunya hal yang membuatnya bisa melupakan frustrasinya hanya acara infotainment di televisi. Icha memimpikan bisa bekerja di kancah selebriti. Di matanya, tak ada yang lebih indah dari kehidupan di tengah gelimang cahaya para bintang. Apalagi, Deden, mantan pacarnya yang sudah jadi make up artist dan homo, kini hidup lebih makmur. Nasib akhi…
Maharani lahir pada tahun 1925 ketika Batavia mencapai puncak kejayaannya. Ia memiliki segalanya. Cantik, cerdas, kaya, dan terhormat. Namun, putri jenderal Belanda itu harus menelan kepahitan hidup kala ayahnya meninggal. Apalagi Belanda kemudian kalah dari Jepang. Ibu tirinya lalu menyerahkan Rani ke pemerintah Jepang untuk dijadikan jugun ianfu. Harga dirinya terempas. Tubuhnya bukan lagi m…
When the guards came over, they made us line up against the wall. The guy who was hit they made sit at the table while they waited for another guard to bring them rubber gloves. When the gloves came, the guards put them on, handcuffed the guy, and then took him to the dispensary. He was still bleeding pretty bad. They say you get used to being in jail, but I don’t see how. Every morning I wak…
Hati Sandra hancur ketika dengan mata kepalanya sendiri ia melihat Lucky, pacarnya, mencium adik kelas yang menurut seisi sekolah jauh lebih cantik dan pintar darinya. Kepercayaan diri Sandra sirna karena kejadian itu. Namun, di tengah keterpurukannya, Irfan - cowok yang pernah mengejar-ngejar Aura, sahabat Sandra - datang tanpa disangka-sangka ke dalam kehidupan Sandra. Image playboy cowok it…
The man billed as Prospero the Enchanter receives a fair amount of correspondence via the theater office, but this is the first envelope addressedto him that contains a suicide note, and it is also the first to arrive carefully pinned to the coat of a five-year-old girl. The lawyer who escorts her to the theater refuses to explain despite the manager’s protestations, abandoning her as quickly…
Video mulai berputar. "Hai, Satya! Hai, Cakra!" Sang bapak melambaikan tangan. "Ini bapak. Iya, benar kok, ini bapak. Bapak cuma pindah ke tempat lain. Gak sakit. Alhamdulillah, berkat doa Satya dan Cakra. ... Mungkin bapak tidak dapat duduk dan bermain di samping kalian. Tapi, bapak tetap ingin kalian tumbuh dengan bapak di samping kalian. Ingin tetap dapat bercerita kepada kalian. …
"Lo tau sendiri cowok. Bisanya ngedeketin doang, tapi pas cewek lagi sayang-sayangnya sama tuh cowok malah ditinggalin." Bagi Tana, Reno adalah manajer yang belum merasa puas kalau belum menyiksanya dengan segudang pekerjaan. Sampai akhirnya kemudian ia tahu, kalau si manajer galaknya ini adalah Aren, bocah gendut dan ingusan yang dulu jadi teman kecilnya. "Aku bukannya lelah berjuang, aku …
Before the pessimism of the 1920s set in, a brief period of optimism (roughly from 1890 to 1914) reigned in France which is popularly known as ‘the belle époque’. It constituted an exhilarating period of economic prosperity and progress. People living during this time were materially confident and culturally optimistic. Inventions like the telephone, the automobile, the airplane, and the c…
Little indeed is known of the origin of English Literature, though it is reasonable to assume that verse of an extemporary kind was composed long before the period of the earliest written records and that we can be certain that poetry made its appearance long before the first prose was written down. It is important from the outset to remember that the extant remains of Old English Literature ha…
We called him the Professor. And he called my son Root, because he said, the flat top of his head reminded him of the square root sign. "There's a fine brain in there," the Professor said, mussing my son's hair. Root, who wore a cap to avoid being teased by his friends, gave a wary shurg. "With this one little sign, we can come to know an infinite range of numbers, even those we can't see." He …