COURTESAN OF LUCKNOW : Umrao Jan Ada (Record no. 195212)
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| fixed length control field | 01568nam a22002297a 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250512120842.0 |
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| 037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION | |
| Terms of availability | Gifted |
| Note | N.K Kannan Menon Foundation |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | F |
| Item number | MIR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mirza Hadi Ruswa |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | COURTESAN OF LUCKNOW : Umrao Jan Ada |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Orient Paperbacks - Hind Pocket Books |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Size of unit | 240 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Immortal Urdu Classic By Mirza Ruswa. <br/>Translated by Khushwant Singh and M A Hussaini.<br/>Umrao Jan Ada is perhaps one of the most enigmatic and forgotten female figures in Indian Literature. The question of her existence, her beauty, her scholarly abilities and her poetic gift remains a mystery even today. The book is an account of Umrao's life as a Lucknawi courtesan, a nautch-girl, delivered in the first person by Umrao herself and documented by a close friend. First published more than 100 years ago, the novel recreates the gracious ambience of old Lucknow and takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the palaces of wealthy nawabs, the hideouts of colourful vagabonds and the luxurious abodes of the city's courtesans. But more than evoking the ambience of a culture and decadence that was not merely aristocratic but inimitable, it is the complex characterisation of Umrao, and the life she lived as a courtesan, which makes the book memorable and significant. |
| 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 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Khushwant Singh (tr.) |
| -- | M A Hussaini (tr.) |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference |
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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 | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Reference | Ernakulam Public Library | Ernakulam Public Library | Reference | 2025-03-21 | Gifted | 200.00 | F MIR | E1101383 | 2025-05-12 | 2025-03-21 | Reference |