It’s a tiny book that will fit comfortably in the pocket of those hideous turquoise pinafores secondary school girls wear. Or the back pocket of trousers. I won’t encourage reading during class, but the stories are so short, they can be polished off, two or three at a time, between classes. They are delicious – like washing down extra spicy sambal with fizzy Fanta orange.

“Kisah Shamsul yang Menjual Kameranya Untuk Cinta Tapi yang Diperolehinya Lakaran Gambar Hati Di Atas Kertas” (The Tale of Shamsul Who Sells His Camera For Love But Gets a Sketch of a Heart on Paper) is one of several tales that take up less than a page, but the longest, “Roman Tentang Catur” (A Romance Concerning Chess), is just five pages short. However, they are the sort of stories that will leave you scratching your ear, your mouth hanging open, a furrow between your eyebrows.

When your teacher enters the classroom you might forget to wish her, and you will probably find it hard to keep your mind on the chief exports of Newfoundland as you ponder the meaning of “Tiga Ekor Rama-Rama Plastik yang Anak Saudaraku Pakai di Rambut” (Three Plastic Butterflies That My Niece Wore in Her Hair) or “Kucing Bernama Sam yang Jatuh Cinta Pada Pelangi Tapi Mati Kesepian Di Tepi Longkang” (A Cat Named Sam Who Falls In Love with a Rainbow But Dies, Lonely, Near a Drain).

Sumber: http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2009/8/23/lifebookshelf/4551042&sec=lifebookshelf

Antologi Cerpen

Matanya Teleskop, Hatinya Kapal Dalam Botol Kaca

Koleksi Fiksyen Pop Untuk Jiwa2 Hadhari 2

Pengarang Sufian Abas

Penerbit Sang Freud Press

2009, Edisi Pertama, 82 muka surat

Harga RM 15.00 (harga pos RM 5.00)

Kandungan

Manusia dalam himpunan cerita ini dingin-dingin belakakerna hati mereka sudah hangus dek api berani yang meluluh segala isi dalaman diri hingga yang tinggal hanya lohong kosong seluas bima sakti.

Dunia kini gurun, pari-pari rupa-rupanya kertas, si buta memimpin si tempang, inilah apokaliptika perasaan yang paling lazat.