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    The Piano Tuner: A Novel

    Written by Daniel Mason

    Narrated by Graeme Malcolm

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    An extraordinary first novel that tells the story of a British piano tuner sent deep into Burma in the nineteenth century.

    In October 1886, Edgar Drake receives a strange request from the British War Office: he must leave his wife and his quiet life in London to travel to the jungles of Burma, where a rare Erard grand piano is in need of repair. The piano belongs to an army surgeon-major whose unorthodox peacemaking methods-poetry, medicine, and now music-have brought a tentative quiet to the southern Shan States but have elicited questions from his superiors.

    On his journey through Europe, the Red Sea, India, and into Burma, Edgar meets soldiers, mystics, bandits, and tale-spinners, as well as an enchanting woman as elusive as the surgeon-major. And at the doctor's fort on a remote Burmese river, Edgar encounters a world more mysterious and dangerous than he ever could have imagined.

    Sensuous, lyrical, rich with passion and adventure, this is a hypnotic tale of myth, romance, and self-discovery: an unforgettable novel.


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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 17, 2002
    ISBN9780739302033
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    The Piano Tuner: A Novel
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    Daniel Mason

    Daniel Mason is a physician and author of the novels The Piano Tuner and The Winter Soldier. His work has been translated into twenty-eight languages, and adapted for opera and theatre. A recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, he is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, where he teaches courses in the humanities and medicine. He lives in the Bay Area with his family.

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    Reviews for The Piano Tuner

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    • 3/5
      This book frustrated me. It is beautifully written and tells the tale of an Englishman who, when thrust into the complete foreignness that is Asia, finds himself remarkable comfortable. He connects emotionally with the people he meets and the extravagant natural world. I liked the fact that he was so open to the experience; there was none of the superior attitude sometimes found among British colonizers.

      It was the mystery at the heart of the book that frustrated me. At times I was completely immersed and caught up in the story. Then the scene would change and the spell would beak. I'd read along till the story picked me up again.

      The mystery of what's going on with the people he meets in Burma prevents Edward from fully experiencing his time there though he is ready and willing to be completely absorbed by it. The mystery is a wall that excludes him, and the reader, and makes us foreigners when we want to become natives. Most unsatisfying for me was that the ending was so ambiguous.
    • 5/5
      In 1886, British piano tuner Edgar Drake received a request from the British War Office to tune an Erard piano for a Dr. Anthony Carol who was using unorthodox methods to bring about a peace treaty between the Shan people and the Limbin Confederacy during the British colonial occupation of Burma. Edgar leaves his beautiful wife Katherine in London to make this trip to the primitive land of the Shan people.What develops is a mystical story. It is one that is steeped in history but has characters so real that it is, at times, hard to distinguish between fact and fiction. That a magnificent piano should be in the heart of the Shan people is almost as incongruous as the presence of British soldiers in their land. The pace of the story is very slow. While that seems difficult to handle at first, one must realize that the distant land of the Shan people of Burma is a far different ambience from that of bustling city life in 19th century England. This is a story most unlike any other I have read and is quite a remarkable tale woven from much research by debut novelist Daniel Mason.
    • 4/5
      Such a beautifully descriptive novel of Burma. It seems so lovely, musical and dream like. You really have to root for the little, quiet , shy piano tuner who innocently embarks on a grand adventure to tune a Erard Grand piano in the jungles of Burma.
    • 3/5
      Intriguing premise and atmospheric writing but felt story did not fully unfold
    • 3/5
      A competent writer - but fails to sustain the reader's interestBy sally tarbox on 29 September 2017Format: Kindle EditionI'd give this 2.5* as although it has some good writing, it failed to keep me reading and I only managed 100 pages.This is the story of a Victorian piano tuner in London and his strange summons by the War Office to go to Burma. In order to keep a valuable member of their staff out there, they have grudgingly acceded to the man's request for a grand piano, and his subsequent demand for a tuner. This whole section felt contrived, the official's efforts to discuss the Burmese political scenario with Edgar Drake (the tuner) unlikely. But if this is a device to embark us on a good story, fair enough.The next part was well-written; Drake wandering through 1880s London, home to inform his wife of his decision, their final days...And then the lengthy voyage at sea... Here the captain engages us in a long discussion on the life stories of his interesting passengers (too much random info - and unless they all crop up later on, irrelevant.) And we hear the mystical adventure of the 'Man with One Story' - there's certainly a magical feel to this journey. But Drake is also given copious notes on Burma, forwarded by the piano-owner - all reproduced for the delectation of the reader - tribes, dacoits, warlords...I was intrigued by little hints that the author inserts - we know a woman will figure in his future. It appears he might disappear... We wonder about a possible link to the mystical narrative mentioned.But not enough to feel I could pursue it any further - it's going back to library today.
    • 4/5
      Set in Burma in 1886, this novel brings Edmund Drake into complicity with the dashing Surgeon-Major Anthony Carroll's visionary dream. A profound adventure story with an unexpected climax, as the mild piano tuner finally becomes the hero of his own life.
    • 5/5
      What an excellent story and beautiful writing!
    • 2/5
      Edgar is a piano tuner living in London with his wife Katherine and is surprised to be asked to go to Burma to tune a piano by the war office. The medical officer had had a piano delivered some years earlier which was now badly out of tune. Set in 1886 when travelling to other countries was very different from now.

      This book promises much and sadly it didn't deliver. Instead we get a never ending unchanging travelogue interspersed with little vignettes of life in the places passed through.

      I persevered with it hoping it would improve and towards the end it did become much more interesting. It then came to the end so abruptly I had to check it was the end!

      I'm sure there are better books on this time period.
    • 5/5
      I listened to this book on CD and was promptly spoiled for awhile in trying to choose another audio book due to the rich tapestry of details and images in this book. It's an exotic story, to an American, and is exquisitely read by a British reader who is one of the best I've heard at creating various voices and dialects and accents. The book was well-researched for detail and authenticity, and therefore the reader will learn as well as be entertained.

      I enjoyed the reading so much of this book, I'm not sure I would rather read it than listen. It was a great listen.
    • 5/5
      An immersion into another world of beauty, intrigue which both the main character and the reader finds intoxicating. A shy and sensitive man grows deeper grappling with the mysteries of this world.
    • 1/5
      A knock-off *Heart of Darkness* that suffers by comparison, *The Piano Tuner* is full of beautiful nothings and eloquent longing. The plot is simple at first, but then the action rushes in during the last 30 pages. The writing is descriptive and elegant, but the pacing is haphazard. Also, the character development is good at first and then devolves into these inexplicable longings that leave the reader wondering how they came about in the first place.
    • 4/5
      An 1880s journey by a certain mild mannered English piano tuner (and a particular make of piano at that) into the mystical land of Burma. And the journey itself, both physically and emotionally, drives the narrative. A lyrical, pseudo-reality hazes the author's style, which clearly wants to put us into the wilds of a disparate country, a land of competing clans and traditions that seems beyond the unifying efforts of the experienced British colonialists. What is real or not real becomes murkier as Mr Drake becomes entwined in the dominion of violence and shifting allegiances in the far interior. An ambiguous ending seems about as expected, yet unsatisfying too. Read this for the fine making of atmosphere and foreboding, not if you anticipate a tidy plot line.
    • 3/5
      Enjoyable read, original subject, good for another perspective on British colonialism and Burma (a country so rarely mentioned in literature). However, a bit plain and linear, failing to rapture you.
    • 4/5
      Good to the last drop. The ending makes you question your (via Edgar) perception of everything but I don't think the conclusion reached by the British military is necessarily what happened either. The reality of what actually happened in those mountains is still up for debate after the last page is read.

      Gorgeous, lyrical writing and a protagonist who I truly came to love.
    • 5/5
      I loved this book. The highly improbable story of the effect of a piano in the jungle became very believable as the scenes from Burma became very clear in my mind. I was surprised at some of the negative reviews as I found the story fascinating -- remember it is a story.There was a bit too much emphasis on the piano tuning details which I felt could have been eliminated, but just skim this and let yourself be drawn into a world we seldom see.
    • 3/5
      The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason was a real snoozer. It had potential, but it was never realized. The setting is imperial Britain. A "rebel' British officer/doctor orders a famous French piano, the Erad, sent to him at his remote location outside Burma. The British send him the piano. Then several months later he demands a piano tuner. They also locate one and send him to this remote location. Supposedly this Dr. is a traitor and the British are trying to catch everybody connected to him in a trap, although we don't find this out to the end. Had we found this out sooner, maybe the plot would not have been so outrageous
    • 5/5
      The title and the cover of this book do not even begin to give the appropriate impression of this book. From those things alone, it seems like some typical, emotional-journey story that a bunch of teenage girls read during their development of self-awareness, but it turned out to be an action-packed, profound, and artistically written adventure story.

      I found the main character (the piano tuner) to be quite likeable, because he isn't a hero. He's a good person and talented in his profession, but he occasionally makes mistakes, thinks unwholesome thoughts, and has flaws. Best of all, there are moments where he's a complete ninny and moments where he makes a grand gesture of bravery only to pass out shortly afterwards. The character that could be considered the Real Hero in the story (rugged, genius scientist/soldier with a flair for the artistic) is perceived at times as being morally questionable or potentially dangerous.

      The writing style is brilliant, because it occasionally breaks minor narrative rules. Intimate conversations are occasionally written in one long stream (no paragraph breaks between speakers), and interruption is perfectly conveyed by leaving out punctuation and throwing in a capitalized word to start the new sentence. It's a great way to convey the natural give-and-take of conversation and show how topics flow together. When characters argue, they don't deliver perfect, well thought out sentences with flawless arguments, they spew gut reaction sentiments and sometimes useless statements. They talk like real people!

      The Piano Tuner is a true Book Lover's Book, because it has two different love stories that sweep you up whether you think they're appropriate or not, and it transports you to the world of late 1800s Burma with astonishingly powerful descriptions of the scenery and culture. The love story/exotic adventure pairing (which is what so many story characters seem to seek out in books!)is not something I come across often in modern literature, since American writers (or just adult fiction writers?) don't seem as fascinated with the world abroad as they used to be. This book reminded me that as well traveled as I am, there are still parts of the world that are so incomprehensibly different that they practically seem like a fairy tale!
    • 5/5
      This is a beautiful book. Incredible prose, detailed characters, an imaginative premise... and a great ending. Nothing quite as exciting as a debut novel this good!
    • 4/5
      An atmospheric novel with vivid descriptions that treat all of the senses and bring the settings and time alive to the reader. Enchanting, mysterious characters with mystical tales and visions. This book brings to life a history and a culture that the reader would not otherwise experience. Although deeply immersive, very little action takes place until the end. For some readers this slower pace may not be appealing, but the reader definitely leaves the book having experienced Burma in 1887. The novel reminded me of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness as well as the movie Apocalypse Now with Martin Sheen. I recommend this read for fans of historical fiction who don’t mind a slower pace as long as there is plenty of atmospheric suspense. The reviews in my book club were decidedly mixed. Some loved it; some hated it; some just didn’t get it, and others, like me, enjoyed it enough for what it was…a story where the setting, Burma, is the main character and anti-imperialism seems to be the presiding theme.“Discarded keys lined the shelves like rows of dentures” (p. 30).“…Burma appeared as if from behind a curtain lifted from a stage” (p. 84).“So much of what I have done is tied to what I will do that at times the truth I have already experienced threatens to vanish with that which I have yet to see” (p. 146).“I think of the language we use to describe music, and how we are unequipped for the infinity of tones” (p. 251).“Don’t you know, he asked, that in every piano there lies a song, hidden?” (p. 284).
    • 4/5
      Tale of piano tuner called to Burma in 1886: mysterious, magical, mesmerising.
    • 4/5
      I picked this book from the charity shop because Mandalay was in the middle of the map and I had just read a sequel (very poor) to Rebecca and Manderley-Mandalay led me on. I love it. Really sweeps you in to the times and places and lets you build castles around the the hints and glimpses of people and communities. And when you have finished that you can watch Apocalyse Now and then read Heart of Darkness (one of the best books ever) and then go on.... so many places to see, people to meet and living to be done.
    • 3/5
      "Edgar Drake, Piano Tuner, Erards-a-Speciality, put the letter down on his desk. An 1840 grand is beautiful, he thought, and he folded the letter gently and slid it into his coat pocket. And Burma is far."This bizarre but well-dreamt tale of a timid piano tuner who is summoned into the service of His Majesty in order to travel to Burma and tune a piano for an enigmatic and eccentric British officer in the Shan States of Burma carries the reader from 19th century London (remarkably changed and yet the same as today), through the Red Sea, past India and into Burma. Once there, he is captivated by the fragile peace, the Doctor's true motives, and the beautiful woman who travels at his side...For the first 250 pages, this was an excellent novel. Mason sets up the trip well - the disorganised piano tuner, his patient wife a little nervous about his departure, the odd visits to the War Office - and then the epic journey on sea and land, punctuated by letters from the Doctor whose piano he will tune. Drake is an odd, timid character, who slowly flowers under the hot Burmese sun. The mix of Carroll, Khin Myo and Drake makes for 100 pages of clever and sensitive dialogue once Drake reaches Mae Lwin. The adventures of getting the piano away on a raft and the various sojourns into the nearby wilderness are funny and richly descriptive respectively.The end of the book put me right off it - much like The Great Gatsby, the ending felt rushed and tacked on a bit disjointedly. Not dissimilar to Dances with Wolves, once the conversion has happened, the attempts to go back go badly. In addition, we are treated to long passages explaining the historical context, the necessity of which I'm not disputing, but they were fairly dry.Maybe best to stay away from this one unless you're a big fan of the period? If you've read this and disagree with my half-and-half verdict, I'd be very interested to hear it.
    • 3/5
      A fantastic, symbolic story about a piano tuner who takes off to Burma to tune an instrument. A story, which, at the same time, may or may not be a story about Life and Chances it gives us and Music and Beauty and, naturally - Love. I enjoyed quite a few pictures it had to offer, especially those in reference to music, but must admit to have been at a loss quite a few times, too. I had a feeling I was missing the point, and that feeling grew as the book progressed. The end did not make it any better. I decided, however, to set this aside, and stop trying to understand, but take what the book has to offer - the melancholy, the beauty and, naturally, the impossible, improbable images of both the piano and the piano tuner so far away from home.
    • 3/5
       OK. Good story, a bit mysterious and quite interesting in terms of location and history. Unfortunately I found the love story a little unbelievable, especially since the main character 'seemed to' have a loving relationship with his wife. I also found the ending very strange and was left with a dissatisfied feeling at the conclusion of the book.
    • 4/5
      A very interesting book - although totally strange. Lovely prose but an odd-ball plot with little or no meaning. Nevertheless, it kept my attention to the end, even though I didn't understand what the author was trying to say.
    • 2/5
      I love strong historical fiction, especially about far away places, so I thought this novel set in the Victorian Age about an Englishman who travels to colonial Burma would be just the thing I'd love, but this was one story that just wasn't my cuppa. It has gotten rave reviews, including from some friends, and I tried, but I have style issues that stood between the story and me. I could see from the beginning that Mason can write shapely, lyrical prose, but his title character Edgar Drake didn't even get to Burma before stylistic tics started to deeply annoy me. (Although mind you, it takes about half the book for him to get there.) I noticed right off a habit of head-hopping--and this just didn't have a strong overarching omniscient voice that would allow it gracefully. Then I noticed strange slipping in and out between past and present tense, and then quotation marks dropped around dialogue without warning--only to return. This book just crawled by, and I noticed I was taking longer to read it the further I went along until I decided no ending could redeem it for me and I stopped midway. That said, I really, truly am no fan of modernist style. If you're more tolerant of that kind of style, you may love this. Someone commenting on how the novel struck me did say it was a pity I stopped where I did, that the second half is powerful and that Mason knew Burma and it's his personal experience that drew him to write the novel. That might have convinced me to give the novel another shot, but I find that when your objection is to the style itself rather than just a slow start, developments later in the book can't change your mind. I'm sure this is someone's favorite book. Just not mine.
    • 5/5
      The City of Winnipeg Library provides book club kits (10 copies of a book plus a reading guide in a sturdy cloth bag) for the use of any book club. They give a brief description of the book and based upon the description of this book my work book club decided to read it for October 2011. Otherwise I doubt I would have heard of this book and that would have been a shame. It is wonderfully written, has an interesting story-line and takes place in a time and location that is exotic and interesting.Edgar Drake is a piano tuner, specializing in Erard pianos, who lives in London, England in the late 1800s. His life is predictable and structured until the day he receives a letter from War Office. In the letter he is requested to travel to Burma to tune an Erard piano that was sent to Surgeon-Major Anthony Carroll, the commander of a remote outpost. After a meeting with the sender of the letter Drake decides to take this long journey. At the time the Shan States of Burma are not part of the British Empire. Armed bandits, called dacoits, regularly attack travelers in the area. Carroll seems to have some success dealing with the local people and he believes that poetry and music in addition to medicine are a better method to expand the empire than warfare. Drake, as a person attuned to music, is fascinated by this and wishes to meet Carroll.Almost the first half of the book is about Drake’s voyage to Burma and his travels within Burma. Mason excels in portraying the sights and sounds so that the reader is travelling with Drake, seeing the things he is seeing and meeting the people he is meeting. In Mandalay Drake is held up in his mission because Carroll’s outpost has been attacked. The military is meeting to discuss what to do and it looks like Drake might be sent back to England without ever tuning the Erard. While he is waiting to learn his fate Carroll sends a guide to take Drake from Mandalay to Mae Lwin. Without military approval Drake and the lovely housekeeper Khin Myo go with the guide.In Mae Lwin, Drake is drawn into Anthony Carroll’s life. Even after he tunes the piano he continues to stay. It’s hard to say what the attraction is; Khin Myo is part of the reason even though she is Carroll’s lover but Carroll himself is at least as seductive to Drake. The ending is shocking and puzzling. I’m still not sure what to believe. This is a book that will stay with me for a long time. Highly recommended.
    • 3/5
      I wrote about the trouble I was having with this book on my blog. It’s not that it was a bad book by any means, it was well written, and enough happened for me not to give up but the going was very slow, I was almost halfway through the book before Edgar even reached Burma and really for a book that supposedly is about him visiting Burma that really is something which takes a long time to arrive. I must admit that I found that the pace did quicken as I got further into the novel, and that meant I found the last few chapters actually went comparatively quickly, but two weeks for a book is a long time for me (especially as I had already read six others the same month) and that spoiled my enjoyment a little.There were lots of sections which got me intrigued and wanting to know more, but often nothing more was said about them which made me a little annoyed as they were part of what kept me reading. In fact the most interesting portion for me was the man with one story, and I think I would have actually prefered a book about him to the book that was actually written! (I checked, it doesn’t seem Amazon has a book by Mason about the man with one story, although his second novel, A Distant Country sounds interesting) By the end I did want to know what was going to happen next but the end was a bit of a let down for me, there were lots of unanswered questions which I don’t even really have any theories about. I actually got the impression Mason didn’t know the answers either.I had high hopes for this book as it was recommended by the same person who introduced me to Marukami but I didn’t get on with it half as well as Norwegian Wood
    • 4/5
      Dropped four other stories, to read this story. Got the book, on a Monday- Ten days later, was turning the last page. It's been to long, since a book, has pulled me in like this novel did.
    • 4/5
      Good writing, just a touch slow for me.