Kisah arek-arek yang tak bernama dan tanpa wajah, menegakkan kedaulatan dan kemerdekaan bangsanya. Mereka tak minta bayaran atau bintang jasa. Mereka mengingatkan yang sesat adalah sesat, dan yang setia pada republik adalah mereka yang bersumpah "merdeka atau mati" di markas Pregolan pada suatu senja tanggal 9 November 1945
WG Sebald's Austerlitz has something of the fractured narrative and wanderlust of his novels The Emigrants and The Rings of Saturn, and continues to develop their obsession with history, loss and memory--or more precisely in this case, forgetting. In the decade since the original German publication of Vertigo, Sebald has established himself as indisputably one of Eur…
It took Vonnegut more than 20 years to put his Dresden experiences into words. He explained, 'there is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre. Everybody is supposed to be dead, to never say anything or want anything ever again.' Slaughterhouse Five is a powerful novel incorporating a number of genres. Only those who have fought in wars can say whether it represents the experience well. How…
Judul: Hiroshima Penulis: John Hersey Cetakan: Pertama, Mei 2008 Penerbit: Komunitas Bambu Tebal: x + 165 hlm Ukuran: 11,5 x 17,5 cm Isbn: 979-3731-29-x Harga: Rp. 10.000 Pesawat B 29 membawa bom atom yang meluluh-lantakkan Hiroshima dan mengubah sejarah untuk selamanya. Ditulis oleh pemenang Pulitzer Prize, John Hersey, karya ini adalah sebuah masterpiece jurnalisme sastra d…
The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945. Political instructors rammed home the message of Wehrmacht and SS brutality. The result was the most terrifying example of fire and sword ever known, with mass rape, tanks crushing refugee columns under their tracks, pillage and destruction. Hundreds of thousands of women and children froze to de…