The Bamboo Flute

The Bamboo Flute is a 1992 children's novel by Garry Disher.[1] Set during the depression, it is about a boy who is taught by a swagman to make and play a bamboo flute.

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

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."[2] Kirkus Reviews described it as "a beautifully written novella" that is "Brief and easily read, a powerfully realized moment in Australia's past."[3] 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."[4]

The Bamboo Flute has also been reviewed by the School Library Journal,[5] and The Horn Book Magazine.[6]

It received the 1993 CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers Award,[7] and a 1994 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Australia honour.[8]

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. "Book reviews: Grades 3-6". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. 39 (9): 229. September 1993. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. "The Bamboo Flute". Horn Book Magazine. Media Source Inc. 70 (1): 69. 1994. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  7. "CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers Winners 1982 to present". Literary Awards Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  8. IBBY Australia - Honour List
Library holdings of The Bamboo Flute
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