by Barbara Gowdy · St. Martins Press-3PL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780312264123
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«The White Bone» is Barbara Gowdy's novel, published in paperback in 2000 (336 pages, in English).
The novel is narrated from the perspective of a herd of African elephants who, punished by drought and poaching, seek a safe place guided by the prophecy of the white bone. Its protagonist, young Mud, faces a test of loyalty and courage in a territory where neither the landscape nor memories seem reliable.
Finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize in 1998. The novel was originally published in 1998.
For adult and young adult readers interested in literary fiction featuring animals and set in Africa.
Barbara Gowdy, CM is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. Born in Windsor, Ontario, she is the long-time partner of poet Christopher Dewdney and resides in Toronto.
