The Piano Tuner

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• Fanfare for the conquering man

  The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason Picador £16.99, pp354 Daniel Mason, a 26-year-old American, began writing this, his first novel, while studying malaria as a medical student on the Thai-Myanmar border. One afternoon, he notes in a postscript, he journ ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• 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 veil stands in the desert, vanishes and turns into a so ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  The ending had me in tears. Oceans of tears. Gorgeous book. Loved it. Nothing better than a good cry once in a while.

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  A hypnotic tale of dream with lovely language and a principal character which I loved since the very first page.
  I don't give it five stars out of five just because the end was a surprise, abruptly written, and I'm still not sure if I found it clever or disappointing.
  I look forward to more from ... (continue)

  A hypnotic tale of dream with lovely language and a principal character which I loved since the very first page.
  I don't give it five stars out of five just because the end was a surprise, abruptly written, and I'm still not sure if I found it clever or disappointing.
  I look forward to more from this talented author.

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  momiji1020 said on Sep 20, 2011 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 317 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1400032733
• ISBN-13: 9781400032730
• Publisher: Vintage Books / Random House
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2003
• Dimensions: 1097 mm x 710 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and eBook
• In other languages: other languages 繁體書

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