In the Country of Last Things (Record no. 17651)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01279nam a2200169 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780571266739 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 903378109 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS3551.U77 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 813.54 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Paul Auster |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | In the Country of Last Things |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Faber & Faber |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 208 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | 'That is how it works in the City. Every time you think you know the answer to a question, you discover that the question makes no sense . . .' This is the story of Anna Blume and her journey to find her lost brother, William, in the unnamed City. Like the City itself, however, it is a journey that is doomed, and so all that is left is Anna's unwritten account of what happened. Paul Auster takes us to an unspecified and devastated world in which the self disappears amidst the horrors that surround us. But this is not just an imaginary, futuristic world: like the settings of Kafka stories, it is one that echoes our own, and in doing so addresses some of our darker legacies. In the Country of Last Things is a tense, psychological take on the dystopian novel. It continues Auster's deep exploration of his central themes: the modern city, the mysteries of storytelling, and the elusive and unstable nature of truth. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Fantasy |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date due | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 12/25/2023 | 1 | TP AUST | 70486 | 11/29/2024 | 11/15/2024 | 11/15/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |