Book guide
The Piano Tuner
A quiet London piano tuner journeys into Burma and loses himself in the music of empire.
Genre and trope pairingsLiterarySelf-discoveryAdventureExpedition
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About The Piano Tuner
In the 19th century, Edgar Drake is sent from London to remote Burma to tune a rare piano for the enigmatic Anthony Carroll, but the landscape, music, and Khin Myo draw him into choices that spiral beyond his mission.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- colonisation
- war
- violence
- child death
- racism
- sexual assault
