WALK IN NIGHT AND OTHER STORIES (Record no. 193661)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20241105160711.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781035906147 |
| 037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION | |
| Terms of availability | Purchased |
| Note | Prism Books,Kadavanthra |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | F |
| Item number | GUM |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Guma, Alex La |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | WALK IN NIGHT AND OTHER STORIES |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Bloomsbury |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2024 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Size of unit | 182 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | In this previously banned collection of seven short stories, Alex La Guma vividly reveals the plight of the poor and oppressed in apartheid South Africa.<br/><br/>Characterised by his striking style and colourful dialogue, La Guma's stories explore experiences of racism and social inequality in various settings, from an overcrowded prison to a Portuguese restaurant. In the title story, 'A Walk in the Night', a factory worker loses his job after an argument with a white supervisor. His subsequent descent into helpless rage is played out in rich detail, illuminating the toxic effects of poverty, police brutality, and gang violence.<br/><br/>Each story in the collection lays bare the struggles of those living in 1960s South Africa, offering poignant moments of hope and cementing Alex La Guma as one of the most important writers of his time.<br/><br/>'The greatest South African novelist of the 20th century.' The Times<br/>'Achieved in 90 pages what other African writers had tried to achieve in the course of many years.' Wole Soyinka<br/>'A central figure alongside Chinua Achebe.' Ngugi wa Thiong'o<br/> |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Novel |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Fiction |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | South African novelist |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Lending |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Inventory number | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Checked out | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Fiction | Ernakulam Public Library | Ernakulam Public Library | Fiction | 2024-11-05 | Purchased | 499.00 | KC-24-CRB-3984,2024/11/04 | 1 | F GUM/WA | E1100789 | 2024-11-23 | 2024-11-09 | 2024-11-09 | 2024-11-05 | Lending |