An edition of The piano: a novel (1993)

The piano

a novel

1st ed.

by and

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Cover of: The piano by Jane Campion, Kate Pullinger, Jane Campion
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An edition of The piano: a novel (1993)

The piano

a novel

1st ed.

by and

  • 5 Want to read

Ada, a mute mail-order bride sent to New Zealand finds herself attracted to George, her new husband's neighbor when he rescues her beloved piano after her husband forces her to abandon it on the beach. Her arrangement to teach George to play the piano turns into a passionate affair, with disastrous consequences.

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Publisher
Hyperion
Language
English
Pages
213

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Subjects

Fiction Married women Mothers and daughters Mute persons Pianists Piano (Motion picture) Women musicians Man-woman relationships New Zealand fiction Women pianists Motion picture plays Piano (Motion picture : 1993) Fiction, romance, historical, general New zealand, fiction Musicians, fiction Married people, fiction Mothers and daughters, fiction Man-woman relationships, fiction Fiction, psychological Film & Video - General Modern fiction Pop Arts / Pop Culture Large type books Large Print Fiction, romance, historical

Places

New Zealand

Times

20th century

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Cover of: The Piano
The Piano: A Novel
July 7, 1995, Miramax Books
Paperback in English
Cover of: The Piano
The Piano: a novel
1995, Charnwood
in English - Large print ed.
Cover of: Le piano
Le piano
1994, J.C. Lattès
in French
Cover of: De piano
De piano: roman
1994, Bodoni
in Dutch
Cover of: The piano
The piano: a novel
1994, Hyperion
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Piano
Piano
April 29, 1994, Bloomsbury Books
Paperback - Film Tie-in Ed edition

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823
Library of Congress
PR9619.3.C345 P53 1994

The Physical Object

Pagination
213 p. ;
Number of pages
213

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1083639M
Internet Archive
pianonovel00camp
ISBN 10
0786861215
LCCN
94007325
OCLC/WorldCat
30031046
LibraryThing
38521
Goodreads
920802

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1984375W

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"BEYOND a desolate shore, on the edge of a far-off country, in a land of massy fern and flightless birds, a small surf-boat appeared, cutting through the swell and spray."

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