The Tin Flute
$96.72
Best Sellers Rank: 3665066 in Books
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0771093888
Language : English
Publisher : New Canadian Library
Publication Date : June 2, 2009
Pages : 416
The Tin Flute, Gabrielle Roy’s first novel, is a classic of Canadian fiction. Imbued with Roy’s unique brand of compassion and compelling understanding, this moving story focuses on a family in the Saint-Henri slums of Montreal, its struggles to overcome poverty and ignorance, and its search for love.An affecting story of familial tenderness, sacrifice, and survival during the Second World War, The Tin Flute won both the Governor General’s Award and the Prix Fémina of France. The novel was made into a critically acclaimed motion picture in 1983.