| The Piano Tuner Contributor(s): Astle, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0921833954 ISBN-13: 9780921833956 Publisher: Signature Editions OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2004 Annotation: "The Piano Tuner" is an outrageous dialogue between Bob, a blind piano tuner, and a prepared piano. Bob has been summoned out to a house on the prairie to tune a derelict piano, and he soon discovers that the piano has been "prepared" with sounds, objects and stories which Bob must confront in order to bring the instrument back into tune. A tragedy in the classic sense, "The Piano Tuner" follows Bob into his harrowing past, revealing the shocking murder of Bob's former wife and his subsequent incarceration. But this is also a story of redemption. As Bob struggles to bring the piano into tune he rediscovers his long-lost son, Baby Boy; it is he who has filled the piano with the sounds, objects and stories and summoned the piano tuner. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Canadian - Drama | American - General |
| Dewey: 812.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 5.48" W x 8.44" (0.22 lbs) 60 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Piano Tuner is an outrageous dialogue between Bob, a blind piano tuner, and a prepared piano. Bob has been summoned out to a house on the prairie to tune a derelict piano, and he soon discovers that the piano has been "prepared" with sounds, objects and stories which Bob must confront in order to bring the instrument back into tune. A tragedy in the classic sense, The Piano Tuner follows Bob into his harrowing past, revealing the shocking murder of Bob's former wife and his subsequent incarceration. But this is also a story of redemption. As Bob struggles to bring the piano into tune he rediscovers his long-lost son, Baby Boy; it is he who has filled the piano with the sounds, objects and stories and summoned the piano tuner. |