The elephant's journey (Record no. 39190)
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| fixed length control field | 01554cam a22001814a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781846553608 (pbk.) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 869.342 |
| Item number | SAR/E |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Saramago, José |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The elephant's journey |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Harvill Secker |
| Year of publication | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 200 p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "First published with the title A Viagem do Elefante in 2008 by Editorial Caminho, SA, Lisbon"--T.p. verso.<br/>Translated from the Portugese by Margaret Jull Costa |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In 1551, King João III of Portugal gave Archduke Maximilian an unusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon. In José Saramago's remarkable and imaginative retelling, Solomon and his keeper, Subhro, begin in dismal conditions, forgotten in a corner of the palace grounds. When it occurs to the king and queen that an elephant would be an appropriate wedding gift, everyone rushes to get them ready: Subhro is given two new suits of clothes and Solomon a long overdue scrub. Accompanied by the Archduke, his new wife, and the royal guard, these unlikely heroes traverse a continent riven by the Reformation and civil wars, witnessed along the way by scholars, historians, and wide-eyed ordinary people as they make their way through the storied cities of northern Italy; they brave the Alps and the terrifying Isarco and Brenner Passes; across the Mediterranean Sea and up the Inn River; and at last, toward their grand entry into the imperial city. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Elephants |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Human-animal relationships |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Costa, Margaret Jull., tr. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | BK |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 20/04/2016 | 550.00 | 869.342 SAR/E | 40374 | BK |