Sudah lewat tengah malam saat George Whitman berjalan tertatih di ruang tengah toko bukunya. Malam itu ia sulit tidur. George — yang rambut putihnya tergerai awut-awutan — berjingkat-jingkat di antara belasan anak muda yang tidur bergelimpangan, beberapa di antara mereka penulis petualang, yang lain pejalan… Read More
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Gaijin Penjual Buku Terakhir
Jika bukan karena toko buku, Dominic Jason Ward mungkin akan menghabiskan hari tuanya di pantai-pantai tropis dengan botol bir di tangan dan lagu-lagu Bob Marley yang diputar tanpa henti saat matahari terbit, matahari tinggi, matahari terbenam, bulan terang, dan bulan mati. Namun, lima belas tahun… Read More
Yodakin, the Bookshop That is No More
What happens after a bookshop closed it door for the last time? Were there eulogies and marches, or did it disappear without a sound? Are they well remembered, are they loved? Did they matter at all? * On the first week of October 2015, I… Read More
Bluestockings and the World They Believe In
I am tempted to say that Bluestockings is not just another independent bookshop, but I caught myself. In this day and age, is there any independent bookshop that is just a place to sell and buy books? Independent bookshops that survive are places where knowledge… Read More