Chris Cander’s new book is stunning. Reviewed in the United States on February 2, Verified Purchase. “The Weight of a Piano” follows the life of a Bluthner piano as it changes hands. The metaphor of the piano as a tie to the past, a weight, a burden or a gift, works beautifully/5(). “The Weight of a Piano” follows the life of a Bluthner piano as it changes hands. The metaphor of the piano as a tie to the past, a weight, a burden or a gift, works beautifully. The story line is interesting with rich details. Excellent book. Cander is a talented new voice, and I hope other engaging books follow/5(). · Chris Cander’s new book, The Weight of a Piano is simply stunning. Her story follows the life of a Bluthner piano as it travels from owner to owner. In addition to the piano, there are two women who play central roles in the tale. In when she is 8 years old, Katya is gifted the piano by a neighbor in her apartment building in Russia/5.
CHRIS CANDER graduated from the Honors College at the University of Houston, in the city where she was raised and still lives, with her husband, daughter, and son. For seven years she has been a writer-in-residence for Writers in the Schools there. The Weight of a Piano soars when it obsesses and lets us see what it is it hears." —Jim Shepard, author of The Book of Aron "Chris Cander takes readers into new and uncharted territory with a story that spans a century, continents, cultures, and many lives. Chris Cander says one must accept the condition of being lost, and look carefully at uncomfortable things, to find truth in oneself. The Weight of a Piano is the story of a Blüthner piano traveling through a couple generations of owners who don't play it, but worship it. It is a fantastic novel that ends on a dawning sense of realistic.
Cander’s unadorned prose composes some truly beautiful descriptions of the joy of music.” —BookPage (starred review) “The Weight of a Piano showcases [Cander’s] development as a powerful storyteller, reminding me of Accordion Crimes by the great Annie Proulx [This is] an original, creative tackling of the essentially solitary human condition; the effort required of women to claim full personhood; and the frightening vulnerability necessary to connect with another, defiant in. “The Weight of a Piano” follows the life of a Bluthner piano as it changes hands. The metaphor of the piano as a tie to the past, a weight, a burden or a gift, works beautifully. The story line is interesting with rich details. Excellent book. Cander is a talented new voice, and I hope other engaging books follow. Chris Cander’s new book, The Weight of a Piano is simply stunning. Her story follows the life of a Bluthner piano as it travels from owner to owner. In addition to the piano, there are two women who play central roles in the tale. In when she is 8 years old, Katya is gifted the piano by a neighbor in her apartment building in Russia.
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