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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780143063858 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
891.451371 |
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Saikia, Bhabendra Nath |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Hour before dawn : a translation of the Assamese novel Antoreep |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Penguin India, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2009 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Haryana : |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
341 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
20 cm |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE |
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| Price amount |
350.00 |
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INR |
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| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
She had given her husband four children, had bared her body and soul to him... why did he want to remarry? Today, what made him dress in a new silk kurta, become a bridegroom once again, and leave on elephant-back to take another woman as his wife?’ When Menoka’s dissolute husband Mohikanto takes a second wife she is devastated by the heedless manner in which he squanders her unquestioning loyalty. But after the initial anguish she finds new strength – in her womanhood when she embraces a tender but illicit relationship with a village outcast; in her role as a fiercely protective mother, and, eventually, in a compassionate humanity towards her frail and battered co-wife and needy stepchildren. The story also poignantly explores Menoka’s troubled but ultimately redemptive relationship with Indro, her firstborn son, who is unwittingly exposed to a bewildering world of adult complexities and feels compelled to leave the village. |
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Assamese fiction |
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Roman |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Maitreyee, S. C. |
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| Item type |
Books |