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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789354893742 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 741.6 |
| Item number | KUM |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kumar, Amitava |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The blue book : a writer's journal |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | HarperCollins Publishers India, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2022 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Gurugram : |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 153 p. ; |
| Other physical details | ill., (Chifly col.), portraits, |
| Dimensions | 21 cm |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 699.00 |
| Price type code | ₹ |
| Unit of pricing | 01 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In those terrible days of the lockdown during the pandemic, we were all waiting. We were waiting for things to be all right. And one day, they will indeed be all right. But the dead will never come back. The businesses that have closed and will not reopen; the dreams dashed; the families and relationships that could not withstand the strain. This is why it is important to note down all the changes in our lives. Write them down in a journal. When we do that, we are recording our own history.’ Drawing as a way of keeping a diary, writing down thoughts in a journal as a way of maintaining a historical record – in watercolours and also in words. These were resources that Amitava Kumar had been using even before the pandemic arrived. But the task gained urgency just when he felt most isolated and afraid. The Blue Book is a writer’s artistic response to our present world: one that has bestowed upon us countless deaths from a virus, a flood of fake news, but also love in the face of loss, travels through diverse landscapes, and – if we care to notice – visions of blazing beauty. From one of the acclaimed and accomplished authors of our time, this writer’s journal is a panoramic portrait of the experience, both individual and collective, of the pandemic. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Authors, English India |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Anecdotes |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Paintings |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Graphic arts |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Strips |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Watercolour Paintings |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Authors, Indic |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Kumar, Amitava, 1963- |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| DAU | DAU | 2025-07-07 | KBD | 699.00 | 741.6 KUM | 035883 | 2025-07-18 | Books |