a gifted, original and courageous writer * Washington Post * those strange images of Europe meeting the east, of the east engulfing Europe, linger like a haunting tune * Guardian *Īn ambitious, adventuresome, highly unusual first novel that offers pleasures too rarely encountered in contemporary American literary fiction. a highly dextrous and involving performance * Observer * with echoes of other books: Heart of Darkness, of course, and A Handful of Dust. Mason a depth of quirky historical knowledge and a feel for the brutal politics of colonialism, to create a complex and subtly imagined adventure. a novel that immerses the reader in a distant world with startling immediacy and ardor - Michiko Kakutani * New York Times *Ī virtuoso tale, cast in the Burmese colonial wars of the 1880s. the reader falls under the spell that the author is weaving, surrendering to the story's exotic magic * The Times * Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN: 9781529053821 Number of pages: 384 Weight: 272 g Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 35 mm MEDIA REVIEWSĮngrossing.
Exquisitely told, this classic is a richly sensuous story of adventure, discovery, and how we confront our most deeply held fears and desires. Edgar is at first captivated, then unnerved, as he begins to question the true motive behind his summons and whether he will return home unchanged to the wife who awaits him.Īn instant bestseller, Daniel Mason's The Piano Tuner has been published in twenty-seven countries. So begins an extraordinary journey across Europe, the Red Sea, India and onwards, accompanied by an enchanting yet elusive woman. One misty London afternoon in 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake receives an unusual request from the War Office: he must leave his quiet life and travel to the jungles of Burma to repair a rare grand piano owned by an enigmatic army surgeon. Like a clean piece of paper, like uncarved ivory, all is white when the story begins.
the reader falls under the spell that the author is weaving, surrendering to the story's exotic magic.' - The Times
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