Rat Race (Record no. 70650)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260810135712.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789363365520 |
| 028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME | |
| Distributor Name | : Raghav Books Pvt. Ltd. |
| Distributor address | : 2/25 First Floor, Arun House, Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi |
| Bill Number | : 3112 |
| Bill Date | : 03/08/2026 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 823.914 KAL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kalia, Mamta. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Rat Race |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Mamta Kalia. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | , New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | : Speaking Tiger |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | , 2026. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 125p. |
| Dimensions | : 16cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 279 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | When Pawan Pande leaves his home in Allahabad for a prestigious management degree and job in Gujarat, he believes he has entered the fast lane of success. Like thousands of freshly minted MBA graduates of the 1990s, he is ready to conquer the market, capture clients, and climb the corporate ladder. But the world he enters is less a ladder and more a maze— one filled with rival companies, impossible sales targets, office politics, and the constant pressure to stay ahead of everyone else.<br/><br/>In Rat Race, Mamta Kalia offers a sharp, witty portrait of a generation caught between aspiration and uncertainty. As Pawan and his friends chase promo-tions, negotiate fragile relationships, and measure success in contracts won and salaries earned, they also confront homesickness, ethical dilemmas, and the unsettling realisation that the race they have entered has no clear finish line.<br/><br/>Wry and perceptive, the novel captures a generation propelled by opportunity yet trapped in a competition that never quite ends. In Jerry Pinto’s translation, Kalia’s keenly observed story becomes a vivid chronicle of ambition, migration, and the restless energy of a generation learning to live—and compete—in a new India. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Literature |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | English Literature |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Fiction |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mamta Kalia. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Checked out | Date last seen | Date checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | SNU LIBRARY | SNU LIBRARY | 10/08/2026 | Raghav Books Pvt. Ptd. | 279.00 | 1 | 1 | 823.914 KAL | 31665 | 06/11/2026 | 13/10/2026 | 13/10/2026 | 10/08/2026 | Books |
