Novel on love story between Indonesian woman and Japanese man in Japan.
Novel on love story between Indonesian woman and Japanese man in Japan.
Not since Richard Wright's Native Son has the education of a young man been rendered as daringly, defiantly, and emotionally galvanizingly as in Murad Kalam's Night Journey. Night Journey is the story of Eddie Bloodpath, beautiful, oversized, awkward child of South Phoenix's Third Ward. Hefty and handsome, quiet and strong like his long-lost father, Eddie is the good son, seemingly immune to the powerful pull of the streets. His older brother, Turtle -- a frail, stuttering, grammar school dropout who was born to hustle -- isn't convinced that Eddie will stay out of trouble. Acting on instinct, Turtle plucks Eddie from the brink of the urban abyss and delivers him to the boxing gym. A perpetual innocent and reluctant pugilist, Eddie is adopted by a rogues' gallery of melancholy prizefighters, artful hustlers, strung-out mystics, pubescent crack lords, and drunken burnouts. He falls in love with Tessa, a hauntingly beautiful prostitute with whom he shares an unspeakable secret. Waiting in the wings is Marchalina, Eddie's high school crush, a privileged, bookish, North Phoenix girl who could save him from his worst instincts. When a senseless murder and its aftermath send Eddie running from the sun-washed landscape of the American Southwest, he tries to fight his way to safety -- first in Chicago, at the national amateur competition, and then in the surreal underworld of Las Vegas professional boxing. Rushing pell-mell toward manhood, Eddie must discover where his true allegiances lie. An American odyssey, Night Journey is a first novel equally remarkable for its raw power and wise empathy, borne up by Murad Kalam's unshakable belief in the ultimate grace of humanity.
Night Journey is the story of Eddie Bloodpath, beautiful, oversized, awkward child of South Phoenix's Third Ward.
Kuambil fotoku dengan Tara dari atas meja, kupandangi lamaaaa. . . sambil
kuusap debu-debu yang menempel. Ah. . .aku merindukannya. Handphoneku
berbunyi. . . kulihat di layar tertera no- mer Lingga, kubiarkan, sekali, dua kali, dia
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A special Hades' Spawn Christmas Novella - perfect for any time of the year! Luke and Emily have each other and their toddler son, but every other relationship in their lives is strained-the result of the violent events revolving around the Spawn and the club's president two years before. When the president of Hades' Spawn, Oakie Walker, insists Luke and Emily host the club's Christmas party, Luke's not very happy. Though he was reinstated as a member of the Spawn, and maintains their clubhouse, he spends only the time he has to with the club. Emily's adoptive father, Sam Dougherty, makes no bones that biker Luke is not good enough for his daughter, while her biological father, Rob, wants to get closer to her and his grandson and no one but Emily is happy about it. Add to the mix that the president of a rival motorcycle club, the Rojos, does everything he can to create the impression that Luke will join his gang, and you have a recipe for one explosive Christmas party. Can Luke and Emily negotiate the tricky currents of the demands from those around them? Or will it damage their relationship if they do?
A special Hades' Spawn Christmas Novella - perfect for any time of the year!
Tapi, ah, perbuatan berbakti dan asal untuk bangsa dan negara tentu akan
diredo dan diselamatkan Tuhan, begitu saja berpikir. Saja membawa militer2 itu
berdjalan dimuka sekali. Kode2 mulainja mendjalankan rentjana sudah saja
berikan.
