T. E. Carhart,an American living in Paris,is intrigued by a piano repair shop hidden down a street near his apartment. When he finally gains admittance to the secretive world of the atelier,he finds himself in an enormous glass-roofed workshop filled with dozens of pianos. His love affair with this most magical of instruments and its music is reawakened. Packed with delicate cameos of Parisians and reflections on how pianos work and their glorious history,The Piano Shop on the Left Bank is an atmospheric and absorbing journey to an older way of life.
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099288237Number of pages: 256Weight: 180 gDimensions: 198 x 128 x 20 mm
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Quirky and tender...beguilingA love affair with the piano... A minor classicCaptivating...full of knowledge...suffused with Parisian sensations...he can choose words that make us feel and hear the instruments he plays...when you close it you feel you have been on holidayCharming...a cool,autumnal breeze of a book...written out of love
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