Quiet American (Record no. 137035)
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control field | 20221220151309.0 |
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fixed length control field | 210210b1956 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 0099450054 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Transcribing agency | AL |
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 829/474 |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Graham Greene |
9 (RLIN) | 67031 |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Quiet American |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Melbourne |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | William Heinemann Ltd. |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1956 |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | First published in the United Kingdom in the year 1955, The Quiet American is a classic novel by the British author Graham Greene. Based on his experiences as a war correspondent, Greene tells a complex but compelling story of intrigue and counter-intrigue, betrayal, and murder. The story revolves around the intense rivalry between two white men due to a Vietnamese girl. The protagonist, Thomas Fowler, is a British newspaper correspondent and journalist who meets Pyle, an American official, the person that the title of the book refers to. Both Fowler and Pyle have only one thing in common - Fowler's mistress Phuong, whom Pyle is willing to marry. In spite of these developments, they initially remain friends. However, their friendship is strained when Fowler becomes uneasy about Pyle's secret activities. The book reveals the way in which the two characters deal with the war and their rivalry.<br/><br/> |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Quiet |
9 (RLIN) | 67032 |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | American |
9 (RLIN) | 67033 |
690 ## - LOCAL SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM (OCLC, RLIN) | |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | English Fiction |
9 (RLIN) | 67034 |
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | GRAHAM (Greene) |
9 (RLIN) | 67035 |
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a | 017077 |
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Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type | Book |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Public note |
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St Aloysius Library | St Aloysius Library | 02/17/2021 | 0.00 | 829/474 | 017077 | 02/17/2021 | 02/17/2021 | Book | |||||||||
English | St Aloysius Library | St Aloysius Library | 12/02/2014 | 823.914 GREQ | D05418 | 12/20/2022 | 12/20/2022 | Donated Books | Dewey Decimal Classification | Donated by V. T. Rajshekar |