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
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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