The Piano

Jane Campion

Original title: The piano

first published 1993 Miramax Books, 1995 paperback 224 pages

Bloomsbury classics

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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The Piano hardcover · 1996 · Bloomsbury Classics · 224 pages · 9780747529132
The Piano hardcover · 1995 · Charnwood · 213 pages · 9780708988336
The Piano paperback · 1995 · Miramax Books · 224 pages · 9780786880966
The piano edition · 1994 · Hyperion · 213 pages
Piano paperback · 1994 · Bloomsbury Books · 224 pages · 9780747518297
De piano edition · 1994 · Bodoni · 175 pages · 9789055260355
Le piano edition · 1994 · J.C. Lattès · 238 pages · 9782709614634
Piano ressun edition · 1993 · Shinchōsha · 230 pages
The piano edition · 1993 · Bloomsbury · 153 pages

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