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01266aam a2200253Ii 4500 001 33003012DB7211E0BA69FF7B6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20110910010028 008 761126s1954 nyu 000 1 eng d 035 $a (OCoLC)2580919 040 $a BTS $c BTS $d SILO $d LOA $d UMC $d ALAUL $d CPC $d OCLCA $d SILO 050 4 $a PR9499.3.M367 $b N4 082 4 $a 891.4 $b T243n 100 1 $a Markandaya, Kamala, $d 1924-2004. 245 1 $a Nectar in a sieve : $b a novel / $c by Kamala Markandaya. 260 $a New York : $b New American Library, $c c1954. 300 $a 190 p. ; $c 18 cm. 520 $a Set in a village in southern India shortly after India gained independence, Nectar in a Sieve portrays, through the lives of its characters -Rukmani, Nathan and their children - the hopes and aspirations of a young nation recently embarked on the path of development, surmounting many obstacles along the way. Few novels ever published have celebrated the human spirit, its sheer resilience, with greater success. 650 0 $a Indic fiction (English) $y 20th century. 655 0 $a Domestic fiction. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160805025505.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20110910010357.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=33003012DB7211E0BA69FF7B6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search