The Guide (Record no. 295399)
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fixed length control field | 01034nam a2200145Ia 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9788185986074 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 823.914 NAR-G |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | R K Narayan |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | The Guide |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Indian Thought Publications |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1958 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 247p. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | More by chance than skill, he seduces her away from her husband, a lonely writer who is obsessed with local rock-carvings, and transforms her into a celebrity courted by wealthy and influential dignitaries wherever she performs. Raju makes a loses a fortune, finds himself in jail, and -- through a series of hilarious, ironic circumstances -- becomes one of India\'s great holy men. The history of his success and unexpected fame has all the excitement of a suspense story, told with Narayan\'s customary tolerance and delightful humour. At the same time it raises many profound and disturbing questions. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Malgudi (India : Imaginary place) -- Fiction. Tour guides (Persons) -- Fiction. Bharata natyam dancers -- Fiction. |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | Book |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Processing Center | 01/09/2015 | 823.914 NAR-G | DCB2205 | 01/09/2015 | 19/07/2019 | Book |