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The Piano Tuner eBook
By: DANIEL MASON, DANIEL MASON
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The Piano Tuner Summary
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"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 "An ambitious, adventuresome, highly unusual first novel that offers pleasures too rarely encountered in contemporary American literary fiction. . . . [Mason is] a gifted, original and courageous writer." -The Washington Post Book World "Luminous. . . . Mason's writing achieves that kind of reverie in which every vision, tone, flavor and sensation is magnified." -Los Angeles Times "Intoxicating, full of sights to see, histories to learn, stories to entertain." -USA Today "Remarkable. . . . A profound adventure story." -The New Yorker "Inspired. . . . The Piano Tuner is a brilliant debut." -Miami Herald "Reminded me of books I read by flashlight, under the covers, when I was young." -USA Today "Mason's writing achieves that kind of reverie in which every vision, tone, flavor and sensation is magnified." -LA Times "Excellent. . . . [Mason's] powerful prose style and his ability to embrace history, politics, nature and medicine . . . [is] astonishing." -The New York Times Book Review "The Piano Tuner is a haunting, passionate story of empire and individualism. . . . [Mason is] a gifted writer." -San Francisco Chronicle "This wondrous work of fiction . . . artfully weaves psychology, politics, medicine and music theory into a polyphonic composition. . . . A virtuoso performance." -Newsday "[A] very fine first novel. . . . Its author is rich in talent and promise." -Philadelphia Inquirer "Daniel Mason's ambitious, lyrical The Piano Tuner . . . [possesses] genuine moments of ominous beauty. . . . Readers . . . should be intrigued by the mix of historical detail, lush settings, and equally lush language." -San Jose Mercury News "A smart, entertaining adventure." -Christian Science Monitor "An intense, shimmering dream of a story." -Grand Rapids Press "Mason has improvised a virtuoso tale . . . a complex and subtly imagined adventure." -Guardian Unlimited |
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