The Message (Record no. 68148)
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| fixed length control field | 01275nam a22001577a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 978-0593230381 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 306.4 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Coates, Ta-Nehisi |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Message |
| Statement of responsibility | Ta-Nehisi Coates |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | Random House |
| Year of publication | 2024 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 105 Pages |
| Other physical details | 20x14 cm |
| -- | PB |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Published in 2024, Ta-Nehisi Coates's The Message is a collection of four essays built around his travels to Dakar, Senegal; Chapin, South Carolina; Israel; and Palestine. Coates is a celebrated writer whose work on race, history, and writing has garnered him a National Book Award for Nonfiction, a MacArthur Genius Grant, and nominations for excellence in journalism and fiction. In The Message, Coates's central thesis is that power interests construct historical narratives that encourage compliance with the existing order. He asserts that writers have a responsibility to reveal those narratives and construct counternarratives that encourage liberation. In discussing the moral obligations that come with writing, Coates explores themes including The Power of Storytelling, The Relationship Between Place and Identity, and The Political Impact of Historical Narratives"--publisher |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | American literature |
| -- | Sociology Reference |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2025-12-11 | CRV/245/GT/GPLM | 306.4 C652M 2024 | 70594 | Books |