The Bamboo Flute
$17.33
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2019
Summary
Winner of the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers 1993
”[An] evocative, emotionally charged coming-of-age story” - Publisher’s Weekly
Twelve-year-old Paul is a solitary boy, interested in music and conscious of the troubled spirits of those around him - especially his father. He has few friends because he lives on a farm. The town kids and the teacher ignore him or tease him.
One day Paul encounters …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780734419354 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 073441935X |
| Author: | Garry Disher |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Lothian Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 100g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 7mm |
| Series: | Lothian Classic |
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Critics Review
‘From its exquisite opening line to the moving finale, this elegantly delineated tale never strikes a false note… Disher is a gifted writer… [An] evocative, emotionally charged coming-of-age story… The only downside to this book is its brevity. Like a particularly savoury appetizer, it simply whets the reader’s appetite for more.’ - Publisher’s Weekly
About The Author
Garry Disher
GARRY DISHER grew up on a wheat and wool farm in South Australia. He has an MA in Australian History and has lived, worked and travelled in England, Italy, Israel, the USA and southern Africa. In 1978 he was awarded a creative writing fellowship to Stanford University, where he wrote his first collection of short stories. Garry worked as a writing lecturer between the years 1980 and 1988, before becoming a full-time writer. He has published over fifty books, including short story collections, literary novels, writers’ handbooks and award-winning crime thrillers and children’s titles.
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