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Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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7-day Books |
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Call Number:
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920 LEON |
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Author:
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Leon, Donna |
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Title:
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Backstage |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"An engaging collection of stories and essays by the celebrated author of the internationally bestselling Guido Brunetti series, infused with her ever-present and delightful senses of humor and irony. Donna Leon's memoir, Wandering through Life, gave her legions of fans a colorful tour through her life, from childhood in New Jersey to adventures in China and Iran, to her love of Venice and opera. Nowhere, however, did she discuss her writing life. In Backstage, Donna reveals her admiration for, and inspiration from, the great crime novelists Ruth Rendell and Ross Macdonald, examining their approach to storytelling as she dissects her favorite books of theirs. She expresses her love for Charles Dickens's Great Expectations and her appreciation for Sir Walter Scott's generosity of spirit. And she chronicles the amount of research she undertakes to be able to present authentically, through Guido Brunetti and his colleagues, places and characters far from her own experience--from interviewing a diamond dealer in Venice to open up the world of blood diamonds, to meeting, through back channels, a courageous sex worker and women's rights activist to depict accurately the trafficking of women in Italy. By contrast, the idea and opening scene of one of her novels came to her as she was walking through Venice. Venice is central in her memory, whether recounting the semicomic irritation of a noisy elderly neighbor or the origins of the city's Carnevale. Her teaching career yields memorable tales: helping a young Black boy in a Newark, New Jersey, elementary school; instructing young Iranian pilots in English just before the 1979 Iranian Revolution; and taking her students at a Swiss private high school to the famous Frank Zappa concert in Montreux interrupted by fire. Throughout, she is as good a storyteller about herself as she is a chronicler of Guido Brunetti's crime adventures. Readers will be as caught up in her world as she is in his"-- Provided by publisher. |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780802165374 |
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hardcover |
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ebook |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780802165381 |
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System control number:
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24213745 |
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System control number:
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(DLC)24213745 |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021783 |
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Geographic area code:
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e-it--- |
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Classification number:
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DG678.8 |
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Item number:
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.L46 2025 |
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Edition number:
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23/eng/20250527 |
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Classification number:
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945.093092 $a B |
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92007412 |
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http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n92007412 |
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Relator code:
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http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut |
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Relator code:
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aut |
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Relator term:
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author |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Donna Leon. |
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Edition statement:
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First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition. |
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Place of publication:
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New York, NY |
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Name of publisher:
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Atlantic Monthly Press |
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Date of publication:
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2025 |
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Projected publication date:
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2508 |
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New York : |
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Atlantic Monthly Press, |
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2025. |
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Extent:
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204 pages |
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http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/issuance/mono |
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single unit |
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mono |
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http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/contentTypes/txt |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/mediaTypes/n |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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n |
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http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/carriers/nc |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
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Formatted contents note:
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Early in Life -- Heroes -- String-Pulling in Venice -- Mortal Danger -- Trips -- Behind the Scene -- Amorality -- Love -- Moment of Truth -- Ends. |
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Source of acquisition:
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B&T 8/29/25 Donated by Stephanie Stepherson |
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Purchase price:
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27.00 |
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Personal name:
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Leon, Donna |
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Personal name:
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Leon, Donna |
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Form subdivision:
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Anecdotes |
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General subdivision:
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Books and reading |
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85037289 |
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Subject:
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Women authors |
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Subject:
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Women teachers |
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Subject:
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Detectives in literature |
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Form subdivision:
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Anecdotes |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography |
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Form subdivision:
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Anecdotes |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography |
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Form subdivision:
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Anecdotes |
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General subdivision:
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Biography |
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Geographic subdivision:
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Italy |
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Geographic subdivision:
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Venice |
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Geographic name:
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Venice (Italy) |
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Form subdivision:
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Biography |
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Form subdivision:
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Anecdotes |
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026047 |
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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026044 |
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Source of term:
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lcgft |
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Source of term:
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lcgft |
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Genre/form data or focus term:
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Autobiographies |
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Genre/form data or focus term:
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Anecdotes. |
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http://id.loc.gov/resources/instances/24213745 |
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http://id.loc.gov/resources/works/24213745 |
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http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/instanceOf |
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http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion |
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Main entry heading:
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Leon, Donna |
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Edition:
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First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition |
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Place, publisher, and date of publication:
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New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2025 |
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Display text:
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Online version |
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Title:
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Backstage |
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Record control number:
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(DLC) 2025010402 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780802165381 |
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DLC bibframe2marc v2.10-dev |
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20250527 |
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DLC |
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https://github.com/lcnetdev/bibframe2marc/releases/tag/v2.10-dev |
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acquire |
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1 shelf copy |
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policy default |
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LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-893 |
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rq09 2025-05-21 Bf2MARC |
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rq09 2025-05-21 |
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rq09 2025-05-21 (Telework) to Dewey |
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xm13 2025-05-27 |
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2025-05-27T15:36:07 |
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2025-05-21T12:41:15 |
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BIBFRAME |
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BIBFRAME |