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Toronto, Ontario: McClelland and Stewart, 1980. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Reprint. Bound in green buckram with gold rules and lettering on the spine and a label with a portrait of the author on the front cover; slipcase is also green buckram and is in very good condition; a solid, clean, collectible book; contains a drawing of the author by Toronto artist Harold Town.
The Tin Flute by Roy, Gabrielle, (translated by Alan Brown)
by Roy, Gabrielle, (translated by Alan Brown)
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The Tin Flute
by Roy, Gabrielle, (translated by Alan Brown)
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The Tin Flute. Roy, Gabrielle (translated by Alan Brown). McClelland and Stewart, Toronto. 1980. First edition/Special Edition.Green cloth boards with pasted on portrait of the author front panel; decorated in gilt on the front panel and spine; illustrated with drawings by Harold Town. Matching green cloth slipcase. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 384 pages. "With compliments of the Canada Council" stamp on free endpaper. In pristine condition.
Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983) was a French Canadian writer. Roy won the prestigious Prix Femina in 1947 for the original French version entitled "Bonheur d'occasion" (1945). Published in English as The Tin Flute (1947), the book won the 1947 Governor General's Award for fiction as well as the Royal Society of Canada's Lorne Pierce Medal. Set in the Montréal slum of St-Henri during WWII, it is "French Canadian literature's first example of urban realism."
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Tin Flute: A Novel
by Roy, Gabrielle; translated by Alan Brown
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The Tin Flute in Slipcase
by Roy, Gabrielle; Alan Brown
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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine. 1980. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0771078412 . Stiff unmarked book in green cloth with drawing by Harold Town pasted to front board; in matching slipcase with small stain to rear panel (VG+) ; 384 pages .
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The Tin Flute
by Roy, Gabrielle; Roy, Jean-Claude Ed
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McClelland & Stewart, 1980. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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