Blind Lady’s Descendants (Record no. 354635)
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| fixed length control field | 01239nam a22001937a 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240219120819.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780143425717 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | AACR-II |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | SAL A |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Salim, Anees |
| 9 (RLIN) | 912 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Blind Lady’s Descendants |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Gurugram |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 301p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Born to silently warring parents, Amar Hamsa grows up in a crumbling house called the Bungalow, anticipating tragedies and ignominies. True to his dark premonitions, bad luck soon starts cascading into his life. At twenty-six, he decides to narrate his story to an imaginary audience, and skeletons tumble out of every cupboard in the Bungalow.<br/>The Blind Lady’s Descendants is an utterly compelling and haunting family saga, brimming with intense heartache and wry humour, confirming Anees Salim’s reputation as one of our most outstanding storytellers.<br/>The Blind Lady’s Descendants is an utterly compelling and haunting family saga, brimming with intense heartache and wry humour, that confirms Anees Salim as one of our most outstanding storytellers. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Fiction- english; Sahitya Akademi awarded |
| 9 (RLIN) | 913 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Not Missing | Dewey Decimal Classification | Not Damaged | Gandhi Smriti Library | Gandhi Smriti Library | 2024-02-19 | 450.00 | 2 | SAL A | 176112 | 2025-04-16 | 2025-03-11 | 2024-02-19 | Books |