The mirror of beauty (Record no. 69341)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260617155145.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780143422730 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 891.439 FAR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Faruqi, Shamsurrahman. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The mirror of beauty |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | /Shamsurrahman Faruqi. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Gurgaon |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | : Penguin Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | , 2014. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxii, 961p. |
| Dimensions | : 24cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | It is the sunset of the Mughal Empire. The splendour of imperial Delhi flares one last time. The young daughter of a craftsman in the city elopes with an officer of the East India Company and so we are drawn into the story of Wazir Khanam: a dazzlingly beautiful and fiercely independent woman who takes a series of lovers, including a Navab and a Mughal prince and whom history remembers as the mother of the famous poet Dagh. But it is not just one life that this novel sets out to capture: it paints in rapturous detail an entire civilization.<br/><br/>Beginning with the story of an enigmatic and gifted painter in a village near Kishangarh, The Mirror of Beauty embarks on an epic journey that sweeps through the death-giving deserts of Rajputana, the verdant valley of Kashmir and the glorious cosmopolis of Delhi, the craft of miniature painting and the art of carpet designing, scintillating musical performances and recurring paintings of mysterious, alluring women. Its scope breathtaking, its language beguiling and its style sumptuous, this is a work of profound beauty, depth and power. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Social life and customs |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Fiction |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Historical fiction |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Shamsur Rahman Faruqi |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | 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 | 17/06/2026 | 891.439 FAR | VC507 | 17/06/2026 | 17/06/2026 | VC Office Books | Books Received from VC office |
