Bibliograph

The piano tuner, a novel, Chiang-Sheng Kuo ; translated by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin

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Label

The piano tuner, a novel, Chiang-Sheng Kuo ; translated by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The piano tuner

Oclc number

1355692425

Responsibility statement

Chiang-Sheng Kuo ; translated by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"A widower grieving for his young wife. A piano tuner concealing a lifetime of secrets. An out-of-tune Steinway piano. A journey of self-discovery across time and continents, from a dark apartment in Taipei's red-light district to snow-clad New York. At the heart of the story is the nameless narrator, the piano tuner. In his forties, he is balding and ugly, a loser by any standard. But he was once a musical prodigy. What betrayal and what heartbreak made him walk away from greatness?"--, Provided by publisher

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