by c2o library | February 17, 2009 | 2 Comments
Gramedia | November 2008 | in Indonesian | General Audience | 208pp
Divided into three chapters, Laika tells the story of the iconic Laika aka Kudryavka, an abandoned pooch who became the first animal space traveller. Although the story itself has been retold through numerous media in debating the age-old questions of human ambitions, ethics and the fragility of faith, this comic still has something for all ages.
The first ...
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by c2o library | January 21, 2009 | 2 Comments
After her acclaimed Persepolis and Embroideries (both have been published in Indonesia by Gramedia, with Embroideries published as Bordir), Marjane Satrapi returned with Chicken with Plums, a rendition of the her great-uncle, the celebrated Iranian musician Nasser Ali Khan, who gave up his life for music and love.
When Nasser Ali Khan discovers that his beloved tar instrument is irreparably damaged, he isolates himself in his bed, refusing to ...
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by c2o library | September 12, 2008 | 1 Comment
A vivid and moving graphic memoir, Epileptic tells the life story of David B. (Pierre-Francois Beauchard), his families, and the looming shadow of his brother’s epilepsy. Born Pierre-François Beauchard in a small town Orléans, France, David's and his family's lives changed when his elder brother, Jean-Cristophe, was struck with epilepsy. The search for a cure threw them into an endless carousel of therapists, macrobiotic communes, mediums, quacks, every ...
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by c2o library | February 4, 2008 | No Comments
Cerutu Sang Firaun adalah sebuah album serial Kisah Petualangan Tintin yang ke-4.
Dalam album ini Tintin terlibat dengan sebuah kawanan kriminal yang memperdagangkan narkotika dan beroperasi di Timur Tengah serta India.
Di negara asalnya, Belgia, Tintin mulai terbit sebagai cerita bergambar dalam majalah Le Petit Vingtieme, sebelum akhirnya tampil sebagai buku sejak tahun 1945. Bisa dibilang PETUALANGAN TINTIN adalah tonggak bersejarah dalam dunia komik internasional.
Dalam kisah-kisah petualangan Tintin dan Milo ...
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