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In the absence of presence : (Record no. 491902)

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000 -LEADER
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003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789914507904
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency Kenya National Library Service
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 808.8 BER
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bernard, J.O.
Relator term Author
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title In the absence of presence :
Remainder of title a compilation of phrases, poems and letters /
Statement of responsibility, etc. J. O. Bernard.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 131 pages ;
Dimensions 18 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Through poems, phrases, and letters, Bernard writes with the honesty of someone who has lived every word. At times tender, at times sharp, his work doesn't shy away from pain, but it also refuses to let sorrow have the last word. Here, absence is not emptiness. It is memory, longing, and the strange proof that we once had a loss worth bearing.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Letters
Form subdivision Literary collections.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Poetry
Form subdivision Collections.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Literature
Form subdivision Collections.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Books
Suppress in OPAC No
Holdings
Withdrawn status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal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 Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
  Dewey Decimal Classification     Preservation, Conservation & Publication Preservation, Conservation & Publication 03/31/2026 Legal 1500.00   808.8 BER B234100 03/31/2026 03/31/2026 Books
  Dewey Decimal Classification     Preservation, Conservation & Publication Preservation, Conservation & Publication 03/31/2026 Legal 1500.00   808.8 BER B234101 03/31/2026 03/31/2026 Books
  Dewey Decimal Classification     Preservation, Conservation & Publication Preservation, Conservation & Publication 03/31/2026 Legal 1500.00   808.8 BER B234102 03/31/2026 03/31/2026 Books

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