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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 The Bamboo Flute
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Paul is a dreamer with his head full of music. But in the real world he has no friends, his father is battling to keep the farm and dejected men tramp the roads. No-one has time for music or dreams. Then Eric the Red comes along and shows Paul how to make a flute from a piece of bamboo.

Notes

  • Novel version of Disher's 1981 short story of the same name.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Angus and Robertson , 1992 .
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      Extent: 79p., [3]p. of platesp.
      Description: illus., port.
      ISBN: 0207173478 (pbk.)
      Series: y separately published work icon Bluegum Bluegum Paperbacks Angus and Robertson (publisher), Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1975-1997 Z1528574 1987 series - publisher children's fiction children's 'Quality paperbacks for children from Angus and Robertson.'
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Lothian , 2019 .
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      Extent: 96p.
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      • Published: 29th January 2019
      ISBN: 9780734419354
      Series: y separately published work icon Lothian Classics Sydney : Lothian , 2019- 19045173 2019 series - publisher
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  • Sound recording.
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Related Works

The Bamboo Flute Garry Disher , 1981 single work short story
— Appears in: Approaches : Short Stories 1981; (p. 20-33)
Tarlee Garry Disher , 1998 single work extract young adult
— Appears in: Paper Trails : An Anthology of Short Stories 1998; (p. 18-20)
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Works about this Work

Arrested Development? : Why Do Adults Write for Children? Garry Disher , 1997 single work criticism autobiography
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 5 no. 4 1997; (p. 3-5)
The Long Road Home Penelope Debelle , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 January 1996; (p. 12-13)
Patrick White Goes Pop John Huxley , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 July 1995;
— Review of The Bamboo Flute Garry Disher , 1992 single work children's fiction
Australia's Social History: Understanding Our Past John Foster , E. J. Finnis , Maureen Nimon , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Children's Literature : An Exploration of Genre and Theme 1995; (p. 105-120)
[Review] The Bamboo Flute N. V. , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Horn Book Magazine , Jan/February vol. 70 no. 1 1994; (p. 69)
— Review of The Bamboo Flute Garry Disher , 1992 single work children's fiction
[Review] The Bamboo Flute Elizabeth McCardell , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 36 no. 2 1992; (p. 22)
— Review of The Bamboo Flute Garry Disher , 1992 single work children's fiction
[Review] The Bamboo Flute Felicity Norman , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 7 no. 2 1992; (p. 29)
— Review of The Bamboo Flute Garry Disher , 1992 single work children's fiction
Kicking Goals Cathryn Crowe , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 August 1993; (p. 6)
— Review of The Bamboo Flute Garry Disher , 1992 single work children's fiction ; A Long Way to Tipperary Sue Gough , 1992 single work novel ; Looking for Alibrandi Melina Marchetta , 1992 single work novel ; Galax-Arena Gillian Rubinstein , 1992 single work novel ; Belinda Pamela Allen , 1992 single work picture book ; Blabber Mouth Morris Gleitzman , 1992 single work children's fiction ; The Web Nette Hilton , 1992 single work children's fiction ; Where's Mum? Libby Gleeson , 1992 single work picture book ; Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten Bob Graham , 1992 single work picture book
From the Word Go : Books for Younger Readers Meg Sorensen (interviewer), 1992 single work criticism review interview
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 139 1992; (p. 53-56)
— Review of The Wolf Margaret Barbalet , 1991 single work picture book ; The Bamboo Flute Garry Disher , 1992 single work children's fiction
Stories About Teens in Love Stephen Matthews , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 March 1992; (p. C8)
— Review of The Bamboo Flute Garry Disher , 1992 single work children's fiction ; Bittersweet 1992 anthology short story
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1993 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 37 no. 3 1993; (p. 2-8) Judge's report for the 1993 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award.
Garry Disher Garry Disher , 1993 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 37 no. 4 1993; (p. 3)
Childhood Revisited Louise Carbines , 1992 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Age , 5 August 1992; (p. 6)
The Art of Writing : From Idea to Story Garry Disher , 1992 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Age , 15 June 1992; (p. 9)
The Long Road Home Penelope Debelle , 1996 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 2 January 1996; (p. 12-13)
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