My pen is the wing of a bird (Record no. 222176)
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| fixed length control field | 03357nam a22002057a 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20220407143225.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 220405b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781529422214 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | AL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Classification number | 891.593 |
| Item number | WOMM |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Afghan Women |
| 9 (RLIN) | 27563 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | My pen is the wing of a bird |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Maclehose Press Quercus |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 253p. |
| Other physical details | PB |
| Dimensions | 20x13cm. |
| 366 ## - TRADE AVAILABILITY INFORMATION | |
| Source of availability status code | General |
| Publishers' compressed title identification | 6320 |
| Detailed date of publication | ₹467.22 |
| Availability status code | ₹ |
| Expected next availability date | ₹599.00 |
| Note | 22% |
| Publishers's discount category | 08/03/2022 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Powerful, profound and deeply moving, new fiction by Afghan women writers will expand your mind and elevate your heart" ELIF SHAFAK."[An] arresting collection . . . Written in simple, direct prose and offers vivid snapshots of a country beset by war and violence . . . It seems more important than ever to read the work of these courageous writers" Financial Times."My pen is the wing of a bird; it will tell you those thoughts we are not allowed to think, those dreams we are not allowed to dream".A woman's fortitude saves her village from disaster. A teenager explores their identity in a moment of quiet. A petition writer reflects on his life as a dog lies nursing her puppies. A tormented girl tries to find love through a horrific act. A headmaster makes his way to work, treading the fine line between life and death."A precious collection of work, the first and maybe the last of its kind. My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird is a huge accomplishment" MONIQUE ROFFEY, author of The Mermaid of Black Conch.My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird is a landmark collection: the first anthology of short fiction by Afghan women. Eighteen writers tell stories that are both unique and universal - stories of family, work, childhood, friendship, war, gender identity and cultural traditions."This book reminds us that everyone has a story. Stories matter; so too the storytellers. Afghan women writers, informed and inspired by their own personal experiences, are best placed to bring us these powerful insights into the lives of Afghans and, most of all, the lives of women. Women's lives, in their own words - they matter." Lyse Doucet in her Introduction.This collection introduces extraordinary voices from the country's two main linguistic groups (Pashto and Dari) with original, vital and unexpected stories to tell, developed over two years through UNTOLD's Write Afghanistan project. My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird comes at a pivotal moment in Afghanistan's history, when these voices must be heard.With an Introduction by BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet and an Afterword by Lucy Hannah.<br/><br/>ABOUT UNTOLD<br/><br/>UNTOLD is a writer development programme for marginalised writers in areas of conflict and post-conflict. Afghanistan has millions of Pashto and Dari speakers with little or no local support for creative writing, literary translation, or literary editing. Support for writers has been hampered by cultural norms, free expression issues, chronic instability, and internal displacement. UNTOLD has been working one-to-one with women on their short stories, with English-speaking literary editors and translators working with the writers to realise the potential of their stories for publication both locally and globally in translation. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Source of heading or term | East Indo-European and Celtic literatures |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Literature |
| 9 (RLIN) | 28276 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | MA English | St Aloysius PG Library | St Aloysius PG Library | 03/11/2022 | Biblios Book Point | 467.22 | 2 | 891.593 WOMM | PG023842 | 02/18/2025 | 02/06/2025 | 599.00 | 08/03/2022 | Book |
