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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Publication date
January 2, 2004
Pages
368
Binding
Paperback
Edition
New
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780330492690
ISBN-10
0330492691
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
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Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$14.70
§As reported by publisher
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Burmese Days | Insight Guide Myanmar (Burma) | Elephant Company | Finding George Orwell in Burma | Lonely Planet Myanmar (Burma) | Letters from Burma | The River of Lost Footsteps | The Glass Palace | From the Land of Green Ghosts
Burmese Days | Insight Guide Myanmar (Burma) | Elephant Company | Finding George Orwell in Burma | Lonely Planet Myanmar (Burma) | Letters from Burma | The River of Lost Footsteps | The Glass Palace | From the Land of Green Ghosts
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
It is 1886 and piano tuner Edgar Drake receives a strange request from the War Office - he must leave his wife, and his life in London, to travel to Burma to tune a rare Erard grand piano. The piano belongs to Surgeon-Major Anthony Carroll, an enigmatic British officer whose unorthodox methods are attracting suspicion.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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, whose success at making peace in the war-torn Shan States is legendary, but whose unorthodox methods have begun to attract suspicion. So begins the journey of the soft-spoken Edgar across Europe, the Red Sea, India, Burma, and at last into the remote highlands of the Shan States. En route he is entranced by the Doctor's letters and by the shifting cast of tale-spinners, soldiers and thieves who cross his path. As his captivation grows, however, so do his questions: about the Doctor's true motives, about an enchanting and elusive woman who travels with him into the jungle, about why he came. And, ultimately, whether he will ever be able to return home unchanged to the woman who awaits him there ...Sensuous and lyrical, rich with passion and adventure, "The Piano Tuner" is an unforgettable and haunting novel.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (May 1, 2003)
9780786253289 | details & prices | 513 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $28.95
About: In 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake leaves London for the jungles of Burma, where he has been asked to repair a grand piano belonging to a British army officer who uses the piano and music to help keep the peace among warring local Burmese princes.
About: In 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake leaves London for the jungles of Burma, where he has been asked to repair a grand piano belonging to a British army officer who uses the piano and music to help keep the peace among warring local Burmese princes.
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (September 1, 2002)
9780375414657 | details & prices | 317 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $24.00
About: In 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake leaves London for the jungles of Burma, where he has been asked to repair a grand piano belonging to a British army officer who uses the piano and music to help keep the peace among warring local Burmese princes.
About: In 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake leaves London for the jungles of Burma, where he has been asked to repair a grand piano belonging to a British army officer who uses the piano and music to help keep the peace among warring local Burmese princes.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
New edition from Pan Macmillan (January 2, 2004)
9780330492690 | details & prices | 368 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $14.70
About: It is 1886 and piano tuner Edgar Drake receives a strange request from the War Office - he must leave his wife, and his life in London, to travel to Burma to tune a rare Erard grand piano.
About: It is 1886 and piano tuner Edgar Drake receives a strange request from the War Office - he must leave his wife, and his life in London, to travel to Burma to tune a rare Erard grand piano.
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (August 1, 2003)
9781400030385 | details & prices | 336 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $15.95
About: In 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake leaves London for the jungles of Burma, where he has been asked to repair a grand piano belonging to a British army officer who uses the piano and music to help keep the peace among warring local Burmese princes.
About: In 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake leaves London for the jungles of Burma, where he has been asked to repair a grand piano belonging to a British army officer who uses the piano and music to help keep the peace among warring local Burmese princes.
CD/Spoken Word
With Graeme Malcolm (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Random House (September 1, 2002)
9780739302026 | details & prices | 4.75 × 5.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $29.95
About: In 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake leaves London for the jungles of Burma, where he has been asked to repair a grand piano belonging to a British army officer who uses the piano and music to help keep the peace among warring local Burmese princes.
About: In 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake leaves London for the jungles of Burma, where he has been asked to repair a grand piano belonging to a British army officer who uses the piano and music to help keep the peace among warring local Burmese princes.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Richard Matthews (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Books on Tape (February 1, 2003)
9780736687829 | details & prices | List price $72.00
About: "The Shan Hills," Edgar repeated and stared past the temples that stood like soldiers in formation to the mountains, which rose abruptly from the plain and seemed to hover in the sky.
About: "The Shan Hills," Edgar repeated and stared past the temples that stood like soldiers in formation to the mountains, which rose abruptly from the plain and seemed to hover in the sky.
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