A Delicate Truth / (Record no. 63240)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780241966419 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Classification number | 823 CAR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Carré, John Le |
| 245 #2 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Delicate Truth / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | John Le Carré |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Penguin, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2013. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 309 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 20 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | A Delicate Truth is a contemporary spy novel set against the backdrop of the global war on terror. A covert Anglo-American counterterrorism operation in Gibraltar, code-named Wildlife, is publicly hailed as a success. However, years later, a young Foreign Office official and a retired British diplomat uncover evidence suggesting the mission concealed political manipulation, abuse of power, and the influence of private military contractors. The novel explores themes of secrecy, government accountability, morality in intelligence work, and the consequences of political deception. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Intelligence service--Great Britain--Fiction |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Government accountability--Fiction |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Not For Loan | SNU LIBRARY | SNU LIBRARY | 23/05/2025 | 0.00 | 823 CAR | G4329 | 23/05/2025 | 23/05/2025 | Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection | Prof. Romila Thapar's Collection |
