The Piano Tuner

A Novel

By Daniel Mason | Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

About the book

A New York Times Notable Book
A San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year

“A gripping and resonant novel. . . . It immerses the reader in a distant world with startling immediacy and ardor. . . . Riveting.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

In 1886 a shy, middle-aged piano tuner named Edgar Drake receives an unusual commission from the British War Office: to travel to the remote jungles of northeast Burma and there repair a rare piano belonging to an eccentric army surgeon who has proven mysteriously indispensable to the imperial design. From this irresistible beginning, The Piano Tuner launches readers into a world of seductive, vibrantly rendered characters, and enmeshes them in an unbreakable spell of storytelling.

Editions of The Piano Tuner

Hardcover
ISBN 9780375414657
Paperback
ISBN 9781400030385
EBook
ISBN 9781400077717
Audiobook
ISBN 9780736687829
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780736697781
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9781415950616
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780739302033
AudioDisc
ISBN 9780739302026
AudioDisc
ISBN 9780736688420

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A New York Times Notable Book
A San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year

“A gripping and resonant novel. . . . It immerses the reader in a distant world with startling immediacy and ardor. . . . Riveting.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

In 1886 a shy, middle-aged piano tuner named Edgar Drake receives an unusual commission from the British War Office: to travel to the remote jungles of northeast Burma and there repair a rare piano belonging to an eccentric army surgeon who has proven mysteriously indispensable to the imperial design. From this irresistible beginning, The Piano Tuner launches readers into a world of seductive, vibrantly rendered characters, and enmeshes them in an unbreakable spell of storytelling.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Piano Tuner about?

A New York Times Notable Book
A San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year

“A gripping and resonant novel. . . . It immerses the reader in a distant world with startling immediacy and ardor. . . . Riveting.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

In 1886 a shy, middle-aged piano tuner named Edgar Drake receives an unusual commission from the British War Office: to travel to the remote jungles of northeast Burma and there repair a rare piano belonging to an eccentric army surgeon who has proven mysteriously indispensable to the imperial design. From this irresistible beginning, The Piano Tuner launches readers into a world of seductive, vibrantly rendered characters, and enmeshes them in an unbreakable spell of storytelling.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Piano Tuner?

Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre

Where can I read a sample of The Piano Tuner?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780375414657

Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Piano Tuner?

Daniel Mason

Who is the Publisher of the book The Piano Tuner?

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

The Piano Tuner is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780375414657) and paperback(ISBN 9781400030385) and ebook(ISBN 9781400077717) and audiobook(ISBN 9780736687829) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780736697781) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781415950616) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780739302033) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780739302026) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780736688420)

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