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Book by Garry Disher

The Bamboo Flute
First edition
AuthorGarry Disher
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's novel
Published1992 (Angus & Robertson)
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages88
ISBN0395665957
OCLC27186376

The Bamboo Flute is a 1992 children's novel by Garry Disher. Set during the depression, it is about a boy who is taught by a swagman to make and play a bamboo flute.

Reception

In a review of The Bamboo Flute, Booklist wrote "The author's thesis—aesthetic beauty is a basic need, especially during times of extreme hardship—will not escape the notice of young audiences, and the frequent touches of local color make this a fine choice for reading aloud and for classes studying Australia." Kirkus Reviews described it as "a beautifully written novella" that is "Brief and easily read, a powerfully realized moment in Australia's past." Publishers Weekly wrote "From its exquisite opening line ("There was once music in our lives, but I can feel it slipping away") to the moving finale, this elegantly delineated tale never strikes a false note." and "Disher's spare, evocative, emotionally charged coming-of-age story is reminiscent in style to the work of Paul Fleischman, but his voice is wholly his own, musical and haunting."

It received the 1993 CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers Award, and a 1994 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Australia honour.

References

  1. National Library of Australia - The Bamboo Flute by Garry Disher
  2. "The bamboo flute". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. "The Bamboo Flute". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 July 1993. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. "The Bamboo Flute". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 30 August 1993. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. "CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers Winners 1982 to present". Literary Awards Australia. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. IBBY Australia - Honour List

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Library holdings of The Bamboo Flute
Children's Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers
1982–1989
1990–1999
2000–2009
2010–2019
2020–present
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