A Child of the Orient (Registro nro. 106841)
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| control field | 66019 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
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| control field | 20260610134526.0 |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | DR |
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| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Vaka, Demetra, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1877-1946 |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Child of the Orient |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2021 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2021-08-09 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "A Child of the Orient" by Demetra Vaka is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the early 20th century. It chronicles the life of a young Greek girl growing up in a world deeply marked by cultural tension and the legacy of historical conflict between Greeks and Turks. The book explores themes of identity, heritage, and the complexities of friendship against the backdrop of nationalistic fervor. The protagonist's relationships, particularly with her Turkish friend Kiamelé, serve to illustrate the duality of her upbringing and the strife between her cultural allegiance and personal affections. The opening of the novel introduces us to the protagonist on her fifth birthday, where her grand-uncle presents her with a small Greek flag, symbolizing her heritage and the weight of history that accompanies it. Their conversation highlights the expectations of hatred toward Turks, which clashes with her innocent attachment to her Turkish attendant, Kiamelé. As the chapters progress, we see the girl's growing awareness of the political and cultural divides that shape her world, alongside her innocent friendships with Turkish children, which complicate her understanding of loyalty and hate. This introduction sets the stage for a rich exploration of her internal conflict and the interplay between love and prejudice as she navigates her childhood amidst a politically charged environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | UK: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1914 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Women -- United States -- Biography |
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| Uncontrolled term | Immigrants -- United States -- Biography |
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| Uncontrolled term | Vaka, Demetra, 1877-1946 |
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| Uncontrolled term | Greeks -- Turkey -- 19th century -- Biography |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Girls -- Turkey -- 19th century -- Biography |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Christians -- Turkey -- 19th century -- Biography |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/childoforient00vakarich">https://archive.org/details/childoforient00vakarich</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66019">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66019</a> |
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