000 -LEADER |
fixed length control field |
02619cam a22003857i 4500 |
CONTROL NUMBER |
control field |
19781169 |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
control field |
20170719134322.0 |
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
fixed length control field |
170712t20172017nkc 000 1 eng |
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2017415368 |
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER |
Record control number |
C20169070395 |
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER |
Record control number |
C20169070409 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780864929662 (paperback) |
SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
System control number |
(OCoLC)ocn957505655 |
CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
NLC |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Transcribing agency |
NLC |
Description conventions |
rda |
Modifying agency |
BTCTA |
-- |
BDX |
-- |
YDX |
-- |
OCLCQ |
-- |
CNEDM |
-- |
OCLCO |
-- |
UNBCA |
-- |
OCLCQ |
-- |
OCLCF |
-- |
TOH |
-- |
UAT |
-- |
OCLCO |
-- |
UAB |
-- |
DLC |
AUTHENTICATION CODE |
Authentication code |
lccopycat |
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
PR9199.4.K23 |
Item number |
W38 2017 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
C813/.6 |
Edition number |
23 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
813/.6 |
Edition number |
23 |
AUTHOR NAME |
AUTHOR NAME |
Kaan, Michael, |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The water beetles : |
Remainder of title |
a novel / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
by Michael Kaan. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
355 pages ; |
Dimensions |
21 cm |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
"The Leung family leads a life of secluded luxury in Hong Kong. But in December 1941, the Empire of Japan invades the colony. The family is quickly dragged into a spiral of violence, repression, and starvation. To survive, they entomb themselves and their friends in the Leung mansion. But this is only a temporary reprieve, and the Leungs are forced to send their children away. The youngest boy, Chung-Man, escapes with some of his siblings, and together they travel deep into the countryside to avoid the Japanese invaders. Thrown into a new world, Chung-Man befriends a young couple who yearn to break free of their rural life. But their friendship ends when the Japanese arrive, and Chung-Man is once again taken captive. Unwittingly and unwillingly, he enters a new cycle of violence and punishment until he finally breaks free from his captors and returns to Hong Kong. Deeply scarred, Chung-Man drifts along respectfully and dutifully, enveloped by the unspoken vestiges of war. It is only as he leaves home once again - this time for university in America - that he finally glimpses a way to keep living with his troubled and divided self. Written in restrained, yet beautiful and affecting prose, The Water Beetles is an engrossing story of adventure and survival. Based loosely on the diaries and stories of the author's father, this mesmerizing story captures the horror of war through the eyes of a child with unsettling and unerring grace."-- |
ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE |
Additional physical form available note |
Issued also in electronic formats. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World War, 1939-1945 |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
World War II. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Combat Disorders. |
LOCAL DATA ELEMENT F, LDF (RLIN) |
a |
7 |
b |
cbc |
c |
copycat |
d |
3 |
e |
ncip |
f |
20 |
g |
y-gencatlg |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
02. English Fiction |
COPY-LEVEL INFORMATION (RLIN) |
Book number/undivided call number, CCAL (RLIN) |
hc15 2017-07-12 z-processor |
Copy status, CST (RLIN) |
hc14 2017-07-19 to BCCD |