November 2002 mike atherton fiction the piano tuner by daniel mason. Jan 11, 2003 the piano tuner by daniel mason picador. Jan 18, 2003 the piano tuner by daniel mason 368pp, picador. A gripping film by olivier treiner that seamlessly shifts genres. The piano tuners offerings of engaging history, drama and largescale thematic rumination seem even more impressive when one considers that mason is only 26, and that he wrote the novel while a fulltime medical student. A novel by daniel mason when edgar drake is summoned to the british war office and asked to tune an eccentric majors 1840 erard grand piano in the jungles of burma, he is both confused and intrigued. The piano tuner daniel mason, 2002, the piano jane campion and kate pullinger, 1995, the piano teacher janice y. I remembered all the very good novels ive read where piano players and tuners were core themes and the plot and characters almost purely focused on pianos and music. At the request of surgeonmajor anthony carroll, edgar drake is commissioned to tune a fine piano that is secreted somewhere in the burmese jungle. Musician piano tuner serving new yorks capital region since 2003 piano services performing rogers personality, professionalism, and exhaustive repertoire. Daniel mason was born and raised in northern california.
Edgar drake, a piano tuner living in victorian london, is commissioned by the army to travel to burma to fix the piano of surgeonmajor. Jun 18, 2016 i remembered all the very good novels ive read where piano players and tuners were core themes and the plot and characters almost purely focused on pianos and music. The piano belongs to surgeonmajor anthony carroll, an enigmatic british officer. Edgar drake, piano tuner, erardsaspecialty, receives an urgent request for service in the name of her majesty. Everything you need to know about the piano tuner movie. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to. The piano tuner is set in exotic burma, deep in the heart of a distant and ancient culture. The piano tuner explores british colonialism at a moment of crisis and the ill fortune of a man who confuses the cause of music with the cause of empire. He collapsed psychologically having failed in a renowned competition and henceforth works as a piano tuner. Drakes subsequent journey across europe, the red sea and.
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 in 2018, directed by charlie stratton. The piano tuner the piano tuner audiobook, by daniel mason. Daniel mason is the author of the piano tuner 2002, a far country 2007, and the winter soldier 2018. The piano tuner is a historical novel by daniel mason, set in british india and burma. In mildmannered london, 188687, piano tuner edgar drake is persuaded by the british war office to travel to mandalay and beyond, during the third of a succession of angloburmese wars, to fulfill a strange request from an army surgeonmajor serving in burma. Pan macmillan sent out teaser chapters a few months ago and as much as i liked what i read i was a little worried that it was some kind of conradlight.
This makes the string unstable and requires more work to stabilize and fine tune the piano. An instant bestseller, daniel mason s the piano tuner has been published in twentyseven countries. A registry of my passage upon the earth, will be published in 2020. The piano tuner by daniel mason books the guardian. Exquisitely told, this classic is a richly sensuous story of adventure, discovery, and how we confront our most deeply held fears and desires. A pianist finds himself once again facing the performance anxiety demons that he so desperately tries to evade. Some of my clients include the gaiety theatre, the u. His work has been translated into 28 languages, awarded the northern california book award for fiction, and shortlisted for the simpson joyce carol oates prize and james tait black memorial prize. Buy the piano tuner by mason, daniel from amazons fiction books store. Rich, atmospheric, and evocative of the sights, smells and textures of 19th century burma, the piano tuner is an astonishingly accomplished first novel.
At the center of daniel mason s remarkable debut novel is a strange and haunting image. San francisco chronicle this wondrous work of fiction. What features does daniel mason s novel share with such predecessors as e. German new waver werner herzog is set to return to fiction filmmaking with a victorianera drama called the piano tuner, based on a 2002 novel by daniel mason about a. San jose mercury news a smart, entertaining adventure. The piano tuner by mason, daniel daniel philippe publication date 2002 topics piano technicians, british publisher new york. I am a dublinbased piano tuner with over 12 years experience. Once the pitch of a piano falls below 10%, the strings will require moderate to extreme stretching. Piano tuning and maintenance in glasgow and argyll. Established in 1990, soundcraft does complete piano restorations including new strings, pinblocks, soundboards, action parts, hammers, bridges and keys. Whats the story edgar drake is sent to wartorn burma in the 1800s to repair an eccentric military mans piano. Myhentaicomics free hentai sex comics, the piano tuner 5. Listen to pianos that have been tuned with the ept. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on the piano tuner by daniel mason.
What features does daniel masons novel share with such predecessors as e. Daniel masons 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. The piano tuner s offerings of engaging history, drama and largescale thematic rumination seem even more impressive when one considers that mason is only 26, and that he wrote the novel while a fulltime medical student. On a misty london afternoon in 1886, piano tuner edgar drake receives a strange request from the war office. New werner herzog film, the piano tuner time out film. Daniel mason sends his hero on a quest into the burmese jungle in the piano tuner. The piano tuner participates in a tradition of literary works that try to fathom colonized cultures vastly different from the authors own.
German new waver werner herzog is set to return to fiction filmmaking with a victorianera drama called the piano tuner, based on a 2002 novel by daniel mason about a british man who is sent. During the journey across europe, the red sea, and india, drake meets prophets, thieves, soldiers, and tale spinners. Drake falls in love with a burmese woman and her country, but as the officer wins over locals through music and medicine, things grow treacherous when his troops begin to suspect him of treason. Edgar drake, a fortyoneyearold english piano tuner, accepts a commission from the 1886 british war office to tune an erard grand piano located in a colonial military outpost in mae lwin commanded by surgeonmajor anthony carroll. If the piano hasnt been tuned for over a year or two, there is a good chance it will need a pitch rase.
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A few strongly coloured, curious images hang in the mind from this intriguing and alluring first novel. The piano tuner by daniel mason, sadie jones waterstones. The piano tuner is a haunting, passionate story of empire and individualism. As remedy to this life, he invents a blind persons mask to penetrate into the intimacy of his customers. We are able to handle all of your piano service needs.
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