Candide and Other Works

Candide, ou l'Optimisme is the masterwork of the French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet). Formatted as a conte philosophique (philosophical tale), it is a fast-paced, highly biting satire directed primarily against the philosophical optimism popularized by thinkers like Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz—the notion that "all is for the best in this best of all possible world…

Around The World in Eighty Days & Five Weeks in a Ballon

The story follows Phileas Fogg, a wealthy, impeccably precise, and unflappably calm English gentleman living in London. One evening at his gentlemen’s club, a debate arises over a newly opened railway section in India, leading to a bold assertion: it is now possible to travel around the entire world in just eighty days. Fogg wagers half his fortune (£20,000) that he can pull it off, and imme…

Shadow Of Power

Terry Scarborough is a controversial legal scholar who loves headlines. His new book goes too far: he resurrects forgotten language in the U.S. Constitution and hints at a missing letter from Thomas Jefferson that could tear the nation apart. The letter allegedly deals with slavery and scandal at America’s founding. While on a publicity tour, Scarborough is brutally murdered in a San Diego…

Divergen

Beatrice "Tris" Prior was born into Abnegation, but never felt truly selfless. During her aptitude test, she gets inconclusive results for Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite. The tester, Tori, warns her: “You’re Divergent.” Divergents don’t fit one faction – and the government hunts and kills them because they can’t be controlled.

Allegiant

After overthrowing the Erudite and ending the faction system, Evelyn Johnson – Tobias’s mother – takes control of Chicago and imposes her own factionless dictatorship. She wants to erase the past by putting everyone on trial, executing former leaders, and forbidding anyone from leaving the city.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

The story is told mainly through Mr. Gabriel John Utterson, a lawyer and friend of the respected Dr. Henry Jekyll. Utterson becomes troubled when his client Jekyll changes his will, leaving everything to a sinister, violent man named Edward Hyde. Utterson has heard disturbing stories about Hyde: he trampled a little girl in the street and paid off her family with a check signed by Dr. Jekyll…

Sister of My Heart - Saudara Sehati

Sister of My Heart (Indonesian title: Saudara Sehati) is the prequel to The Vine of Desire, also written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. While The Vine of Desire looks at the struggles of adulthood, Sister of My Heart focuses on the formative years of the two protagonists, Anju and Sudha.

The Vine of Desire - Jalinan Jiwa

The Vine of Desire (Indonesian title: Jalinan Jiwa, literally "The Interweaving of Souls") is the sequel to Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's The Mistress of Spices (which you previously inquired about) [1.1.2]. While the first book focuses on Tilo's mystical role, this sequel delves deeper into the complex, real-world relationships of the characters she influenced.

The Mistress of Spices - Penguasa rempah rempah

The story centers on Tilo, an Indian immigrant living in Oakland, California, who runs a small spice shop. However, Tilo is no ordinary shopkeeper; she is a "Mistress of Spices," trained in the ancient, mystical art of using spices to heal the souls and fortunes of those who come to her.

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