8 buku mirip Pemburu Rusa
Sang Mata-Mata
Inspired by accusations of venality leveled at the men who captured Major Andre (Benedict Arnold's co-conspirator, executed for espionage in 1780), Cooper's novel centers on Harry Birch, a common man wrongly suspected by well-born Patriots of being a spy for the British. Even George Washington, who supports Birch, misreads the man, and when Washington offers him payment for information vital to…
Tema bersama: United States in fiction, New york, Historical Fiction, History
Penanti Angin
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their…
Tema bersama: Male friendship, Drama, Historical Fiction
Pemberontakan Kapal Caine
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize this atmospheric novel tells the story in flashback of a mutiny aboard a United States minesweeper during WW2. The murky events of the mutiny emerge during a court-martial and it soon becomes clear that few people will emerge from the trial with any credit.
Tema bersama: United States in fiction, Drama
Kekaisaran Perbatasan
Wes Stone was a lawman—until the Sandlin gang gunned down his legendary father. Now, he's giving up his badge for vengeance...
Tema bersama: Historical Fiction
Sejarah New York
A history of New York : from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty ; containing, among many surprising and curious matters, the unutterable ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the disastrous projects of William the Testy, and the chivalric achievements of Peter the Headstrong ; the three Dutch governors of New Amsterdam ; being the only authentic history of the times that ever…
Tema bersama: New york, Historical Fiction, History
Sesuatu yang Jahat Datang ke Sini
Few American novels written this century have endured in the heart and memory as has Ray Bradbury's unparalleled literary classic SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience the hypnotic power of its dark poetry, step inside. The show is about to begin.
The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. The…
Tema bersama: Male friendship, Drama
Tiga Orang dalam Satu Perahu (untuk tidak membicarakan soal anjing)
Three feckless young men take a rowing holiday on the Thames river in 1888.
Referenced by [Robert A. Heinlein][1] in [Have Spacesuit Will Travel][2] as Kip's father's favorite book. Inspired [To Say Nothing of the Dog][3] by [Connie Willis][4].
[1]: https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL28641A/Robert_A._Heinlein
[2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL59727W/Have_Space_Suit_Will_Travel
[3]:…
Tema bersama: Male friendship, Drama, History
Zaman Ketidakbersalahan
Edith Wharton's most famous novel, written immediately after the end of the First World War, is a brilliantly realized anatomy of New York society in the 1870s, the world in which she grew up, and from which she spent her life escaping. Newland Archer, Wharton's protagonist, charming, tactful, enlightened, is a thorough product of this society; he accepts its standards and abides by its rules but…
Tema bersama: New york, Drama, Historical Fiction