Daniel Mason. 9 books1,294 followers. Daniel Mason is a physician and author of The Piano Tuner (2002), A Far Country (2007), The Winter Soldier (2018), A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth (2020)--a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize-- and North Woods (2023). His work has been translated into 28 languages, awarded a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship ...
THE PIANO TUNER
Pre-publication book reviews and features keeping readers and industry influencers in the know since 1933. ... In mild-mannered London, 1886-87, piano tuner Edgar Drake is persuaded by the British War Office to travel to Mandalay and beyond, during the third of a succession of Anglo-Burmese Wars, to fulfill a strange request from an army ...
The Piano Tuner: A Novel by Daniel Mason
The Piano Tuner: A Novel. by Daniel Mason. Publication Date: August 19, 2003. Paperback: 336 pages. Publisher: Vintage. ISBN-10: 1400030382. ISBN-13: 9781400030385. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Author interviews, book reviews and lively book commentary ...
The Piano Tuner
The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason. It's a first novel, and it's extraordinarily original and interesting. It's set in the southern Shan States in 1886 and it's about Edgar Drake who gets a call from someone at the War Office saying would he come to see him about going out to Burma to tune an Erard, which is the rarest of all pianos.
The Piano Tuner, by Daniel Mason
For in a subtle way, the romantic adjacency of chastisement and pleasure lie at the heart of this extraordinary, finely crafted work of fiction. First and foremost, The Piano Tuner is about Upper ...
The Piano Tuner: Mason, Daniel: 9781400030385: Amazon.com: Books
The Piano Tuner. Paperback - August 19, 2003. by Daniel Mason (Author) 4.1 1,607 ratings. See all formats and editions. 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. . . .
The Piano Tuner
The Piano Tuner is a historical novel by Daniel Mason, set in British India and Burma.It was first published in 2002 when Mason was 26 and was his first novel. The Piano Tuner was the basis for a 2004 opera of the same name (composed by Nigel Osborne to a libretto by Amanda Holden) and is also due to be released as a film directed by Charlie Stratton. [when?
The Piano Tuner
About The Piano Tuner. 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 ...
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"The Piano Tuner" (2002) was Daniel Mason's first novel. I don't know how I missed it until now (I ADORED 2018's "The Winter Soldier") but I'm glad I finally got to it because it's wonderful. In 1886, Edgar Drake, the eponymous Piano Tuner, is been summoned to Burma to tune a rare piano owned by an enigmatic surgeon.
THE PIANO TUNER
A rattling good story, complex characterizations, and a brilliantly realized portrayal of an alien culture—all combine to dazzling effect in this first by a California medical student who has worked and studied in the Far East.
The Piano Tuner: A Novel
The Piano Tuner: A Novel. by Daniel Mason. When Edgar Drake is summoned to the British War Office and asked to tune an eccentric major's 1840 Erard grand piano in the jungles of Burma, he is both confused and intrigued. The year is 1886, and the British Empire is attempting to tighten its control of its colonies in the Far East, to fend off ...
Review: The Piano Tuner
Review: The Piano Tuner. Lovely. Lovely. Lovely. The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason is a quiet story that is written with great affection and stunning character development. It follows the story of British Piano Tuner Edgar Drake, who, in 1886, is sent to the jungles of Burma to tune an Erard Grand. A misplaced instrument, no?
The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason
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 ...
The lost chord
The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason 368pp, Picador, £14.99. A few strongly coloured, curious images hang in the mind from this intriguing and alluring first novel. A woman covered in a fluttering red ...
The Piano Tuner
A remarkable first novel by a young author who is also currently a medical student: the extraordinary adventure and delicate love story of a British piano tuner, sent deep into 19th Century Burma to repair a rare Erard Grand. In the murky haze of a London morning in 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake receives a letter that presents to him a challenge certain to change his life forever.
The Piano Tuner: A Novel Kindle Edition
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 ...
Book Review
Book Review - The Piano Tuner. On a misty London afternoon in 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake receives a strange request from the War Office: he must leave his wife, and his quiet life in London, to travel to the jungles of Burma to tune a rare Erhard grand piano. The piano belongs to Surgeon-Major Anthony Carroll, an enigmatic British officer ...
The Piano Tuner
The Piano Tuner. Edgar Drake, Piano Tuner, Erards-a-Specialty, receives an urgent request for service in the name of Her Majesty. He reports to the War Office in 1886. Shortly afterwards, Drake leaves his wife and London for Burma. During the journey across Europe, the Red Sea, and India, Drake meets prophets, thieves, soldiers, and tale spinners.
Book Review
April 13, 2024 by Vishy. I got ' The Piano Tuner ' by Daniel Mason many years back. I always hoped to read it at some point, but kept putting it off. But now I decided that I'd waited long enough and took it down and read it. It is a story set in Burma in the late 19th century. I've read only one story set in Burma before, and so I was ...
The Piano Tuner: Daniel Mason: 9780375414657: Amazon.com: Books
Daniel Mason's debut novel, The Piano Tuner, is the mesmerizing story of Edgar Drake, commissioned by the British War Office in 1886 to travel to hostile Burma to repair a rare Erard grand piano vital to the Crown's strategic interests.Eccentric Surgeon-Major Anthony Carroll has brokered peace with local warlords primarily through music, a free medical clinic, and the "powers" of common ...
Review: The Piano Tuner by Chiang-Sheng Kuo
The Piano Tuner exhibits loneliness, like a life dragging on past its expiration date. It suits the narrators, but falls out of tune with the beauty of the music that is mentioned. I have read more inspiring, upbeat and philosophical books than this one. After the quote, the story continues with a piano tuner's kind of hell.
The Piano Tuner: Book Recommendations & Review
Read recommendations and reviews of Daniel Mason's 'The Piano Tuner' from the world's top entrepreneurs, investors, and thinkers. ... The Piano Tuner Daniel Mason Book Genre. Fiction. Recommended By. Cameron Winklevoss. Book Reviews. Cameron Winklevoss: "I have a couple [favorite books], to name a few, Isaac Asimov's Foundation, Frank Herbert's ...
The Piano Perfectionist
16 reviews and 14 photos of THE PIANO PERFECTIONIST - PIANO TUNING SERVICE "Amazing attention to detail. Vasili took his time and performed highly detailed tuning w/ the latest technology/devises. Our piano sounds rich/warm and most importantly in tune. All the family members definitely play more on the piano now than before and looking forward to continuous tuning by Visili in the future.
The Piano Tuner: Mason, Daniel: 9781529053821: Amazon.com: Books
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.
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Daniel Mason. 9 books1,294 followers. Daniel Mason is a physician and author of The Piano Tuner (2002), A Far Country (2007), The Winter Soldier (2018), A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth (2020)--a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize-- and North Woods (2023). His work has been translated into 28 languages, awarded a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship ...
Pre-publication book reviews and features keeping readers and industry influencers in the know since 1933. ... In mild-mannered London, 1886-87, piano tuner Edgar Drake is persuaded by the British War Office to travel to Mandalay and beyond, during the third of a succession of Anglo-Burmese Wars, to fulfill a strange request from an army ...
The Piano Tuner: A Novel. by Daniel Mason. Publication Date: August 19, 2003. Paperback: 336 pages. Publisher: Vintage. ISBN-10: 1400030382. ISBN-13: 9781400030385. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Author interviews, book reviews and lively book commentary ...
The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason. It's a first novel, and it's extraordinarily original and interesting. It's set in the southern Shan States in 1886 and it's about Edgar Drake who gets a call from someone at the War Office saying would he come to see him about going out to Burma to tune an Erard, which is the rarest of all pianos.
For in a subtle way, the romantic adjacency of chastisement and pleasure lie at the heart of this extraordinary, finely crafted work of fiction. First and foremost, The Piano Tuner is about Upper ...
The Piano Tuner. Paperback - August 19, 2003. by Daniel Mason (Author) 4.1 1,607 ratings. See all formats and editions. 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. . . .
The Piano Tuner is a historical novel by Daniel Mason, set in British India and Burma.It was first published in 2002 when Mason was 26 and was his first novel. The Piano Tuner was the basis for a 2004 opera of the same name (composed by Nigel Osborne to a libretto by Amanda Holden) and is also due to be released as a film directed by Charlie Stratton. [when?
About The Piano Tuner. 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 ...
"The Piano Tuner" (2002) was Daniel Mason's first novel. I don't know how I missed it until now (I ADORED 2018's "The Winter Soldier") but I'm glad I finally got to it because it's wonderful. In 1886, Edgar Drake, the eponymous Piano Tuner, is been summoned to Burma to tune a rare piano owned by an enigmatic surgeon.
A rattling good story, complex characterizations, and a brilliantly realized portrayal of an alien culture—all combine to dazzling effect in this first by a California medical student who has worked and studied in the Far East.
The Piano Tuner: A Novel. by Daniel Mason. When Edgar Drake is summoned to the British War Office and asked to tune an eccentric major's 1840 Erard grand piano in the jungles of Burma, he is both confused and intrigued. The year is 1886, and the British Empire is attempting to tighten its control of its colonies in the Far East, to fend off ...
Review: The Piano Tuner. Lovely. Lovely. Lovely. The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason is a quiet story that is written with great affection and stunning character development. It follows the story of British Piano Tuner Edgar Drake, who, in 1886, is sent to the jungles of Burma to tune an Erard Grand. A misplaced instrument, no?
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 ...
The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason 368pp, Picador, £14.99. A few strongly coloured, curious images hang in the mind from this intriguing and alluring first novel. A woman covered in a fluttering red ...
A remarkable first novel by a young author who is also currently a medical student: the extraordinary adventure and delicate love story of a British piano tuner, sent deep into 19th Century Burma to repair a rare Erard Grand. In the murky haze of a London morning in 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake receives a letter that presents to him a challenge certain to change his life forever.
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 ...
Book Review - The Piano Tuner. On a misty London afternoon in 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake receives a strange request from the War Office: he must leave his wife, and his quiet life in London, to travel to the jungles of Burma to tune a rare Erhard grand piano. The piano belongs to Surgeon-Major Anthony Carroll, an enigmatic British officer ...
The Piano Tuner. Edgar Drake, Piano Tuner, Erards-a-Specialty, receives an urgent request for service in the name of Her Majesty. He reports to the War Office in 1886. Shortly afterwards, Drake leaves his wife and London for Burma. During the journey across Europe, the Red Sea, and India, Drake meets prophets, thieves, soldiers, and tale spinners.
April 13, 2024 by Vishy. I got ' The Piano Tuner ' by Daniel Mason many years back. I always hoped to read it at some point, but kept putting it off. But now I decided that I'd waited long enough and took it down and read it. It is a story set in Burma in the late 19th century. I've read only one story set in Burma before, and so I was ...
Daniel Mason's debut novel, The Piano Tuner, is the mesmerizing story of Edgar Drake, commissioned by the British War Office in 1886 to travel to hostile Burma to repair a rare Erard grand piano vital to the Crown's strategic interests.Eccentric Surgeon-Major Anthony Carroll has brokered peace with local warlords primarily through music, a free medical clinic, and the "powers" of common ...
The Piano Tuner exhibits loneliness, like a life dragging on past its expiration date. It suits the narrators, but falls out of tune with the beauty of the music that is mentioned. I have read more inspiring, upbeat and philosophical books than this one. After the quote, the story continues with a piano tuner's kind of hell.
Read recommendations and reviews of Daniel Mason's 'The Piano Tuner' from the world's top entrepreneurs, investors, and thinkers. ... The Piano Tuner Daniel Mason Book Genre. Fiction. Recommended By. Cameron Winklevoss. Book Reviews. Cameron Winklevoss: "I have a couple [favorite books], to name a few, Isaac Asimov's Foundation, Frank Herbert's ...
16 reviews and 14 photos of THE PIANO PERFECTIONIST - PIANO TUNING SERVICE "Amazing attention to detail. Vasili took his time and performed highly detailed tuning w/ the latest technology/devises. Our piano sounds rich/warm and most importantly in tune. All the family members definitely play more on the piano now than before and looking forward to continuous tuning by Visili in the future.
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.