Myal (Record no. 24349)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01030nam a22002297a 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20241029090254.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 241008s1988 enk 000 1 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0901241865 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | QCPL |
| Description conventions | rda |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 823.914 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Brodber, Erna |
| Relator term | author |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Myal |
| Remainder of title | : a novel |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | / by Erna Brodber |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | London : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | New Beacon Books, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 1988 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 111 pages |
| 336 ## - Content Type | |
| Source | rdacontent |
| Content type term | text |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Source | rdamedia |
| Media type term | unmediated |
| 338 ## - Carrier Type | |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| Carrier type term | volume |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The novel opens in the early 20th century with a community gathering aimed at healing Ella, a young woman who returns home after a troubled marriage. Ella, affected by her husband’s appropriation of her culture through a minstrel show, finds herself in a state of despair, stripped of her identity. The Afro-Jamaican religion Myal is invoked to restore her spirit, emphasizing the theme that good can triumph over evil. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Women |
| General subdivision | Social conditions |
| Geographic subdivision | Jamaica |
| Form subdivision | Fiction |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Lost status | Library use only | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Barcode | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s Collection | Project 8 Branch | Project 8 Branch | Reference Section | 09/18/2024 | Donation | WC 823.914 B864m 1988 | 132606d | Book |