Ice-Candy Man (Record no. 29696)
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789696400264(pdf) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | PK-GjGUL |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| DDC Number | 823.914 |
| Item number / Author Mark | SID-I |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Authorship | Sidhwa, Bapsi. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Ice-Candy Man |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Lahore |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | ILQA |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 282p. |
| Dimensions | M. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Ice-Candy Man is a historical novel set during the Partition of India in 1947. It narrates the story of Lenny, an eight-year-old Parsi girl in Lahore, who witnesses the horrors of communal violence. Through Lenny’s innocent perspective, the novel portrays how friendships and relationships are shattered due to religious and political divides. The story revolves around her ayah (nanny) and how she becomes a victim of the chaos, leading to a tragic and heart-wrenching conclusion. The book critically examines themes of love, betrayal, power, and the impact of history on ordinary lives. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | English. |
| 650 ## - Subject | |
| Subject | Partition of India, 1947, Historical Fiction, Parsi Community in Literature, Women in War and Conflict. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Not For Loan (Available in Library) | Fiction | GIFT University, Library | GIFT University, Library | Language & Literature | 04/03/2025 | 823.914 SID-I | 23812 | 04/03/2025 | 1 | 04/03/2025 | Books |