The Piano Tuner
14 hrs. 45 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Daniel Mason
Author
Daniel Mason
Narrator
Alexey Bagdasarov
Narrator
Alexey Bagdasarov
Description
An enthralling modern Odyssey—Daniel Mason’s intellectual thriller “The Piano Tuner,” Book of the Year according to New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and Los Angeles Times.
On a foggy London day in 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake receives an unusual assignment from the British Ministry of Defense: he must leave his wife and his steady life in London, and travel to the jungles of Burma to repair a rare piano belonging to a mysterious army surgeon. This is how his extraordinary journey begins across all of Europe to the Red Sea, and then from India into Burma.
From the very first chapter, “The Piano Tuner” draws listeners into a world of eccentric, vivid characters and captivates them with the plot. Skilled storytelling and the exotic atmosphere of this novel have made it an inseparable part of modern world-literature classics. This is a sensual story of adventures, discoveries, and confronting the deepest fears and tempting desires. Why was the piano tuner actually sent on this mission? Will he be able to remain himself and return home?
“An existential jungle-journey story built on archetypes as old as the world. ‘The Piano Tuner’ is akin to ‘The Odyssey’: a book about wandering and return, about love and death, and about how our character changes under the influence of external circumstances.” — Daniel Mason
On a foggy London day in 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake receives an unusual assignment from the British Ministry of Defense: he must leave his wife and his steady life in London, and travel to the jungles of Burma to repair a rare piano belonging to a mysterious army surgeon. This is how his extraordinary journey begins across all of Europe to the Red Sea, and then from India into Burma.
From the very first chapter, “The Piano Tuner” draws listeners into a world of eccentric, vivid characters and captivates them with the plot. Skilled storytelling and the exotic atmosphere of this novel have made it an inseparable part of modern world-literature classics. This is a sensual story of adventures, discoveries, and confronting the deepest fears and tempting desires. Why was the piano tuner actually sent on this mission? Will he be able to remain himself and return home?
“An existential jungle-journey story built on archetypes as old as the world. ‘The Piano Tuner’ is akin to ‘The Odyssey’: a book about wandering and return, about love and death, and about how our character changes under the influence of external circumstances.” — Daniel Mason
