Natsu Miyashita

"Tomura is startled by the hypnotic sound of a piano being tuned in his school. It seeps into his soul and transports him to the forests, dark and gleaming, that surround his beloved mountain village. From that moment, he is determined to discover more. Under the tutelage of three master piano-tuners - one humble, one cheery, one ill-tempered - Tomura embarks on his training, never straying too far from a single, unfathomable question: do I have what it takes? Set in small-town Japan, this warm and mystical story is for the lucky few who have found their calling - and for the rest of us who are still searching. It shows that the road to finding one's purpose is a winding path, often filled with treacherous doubts and, for those who persevere, astonishing moments of revelation."--Provided by publisher.

The Forest of Wool and Steel

Philip Gabriel

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD ''A mesmerising reading experience for all of us seeking a meaningful life' JAPAN TIMES What he experienced that day wasn’t life-changing . . . It was life-making. Tomura is startled by the hypnotic sound of a piano being tuned in his school. It seeps into his soul and transports him to the forests, dark and gleaming, that surround his beloved mountain village. From that moment, he is determined to discover more. Under the tutelage of three master piano-tuners – one humble, one jovial, one ill-tempered – Tomura embarks on his training, never straying too far from a single, unfathomable question: do I have what it takes? Set in small-town Japan, this warm and mystical story is for the lucky few who have found their calling – and for the rest of us who are still searching. It shows that the road to finding one’s purpose is a winding path, often filled with treacherous doubts and, for those who persevere, astonishing moments of revelation. Mega-bestselling winner of the Japan Booksellers Award, selected by bookshop staff as the book they most wanted to hand-sell: A tender and uplifting novel for fans of A WHOLE LIFE by Robert Seethaler. [Contains 5 exquisite hand-drawn illustrations]

Winner of the Japan Booksellers’ Award

De ervaringen van een Japanse jongeman tijdens zijn streven om een goede pianostemmer te worden.

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Het woud van wol en staal

Un bosco di pecore e acciaio

Als der junge Tomura einem Klavierstimmer bei der Arbeit lauscht, fühlt er sich durch den Klang in die hohen, rauschenden Wälder seiner Kindheit zurückversetzt, und fortan prägt die Leidenschaft für die Musik sein Leben. Er lernt das Handwerk des Klavierstimmens, doch bei aller Hingabe ist da doch stets die Angst vor dem Scheitern auf der Suche nach dem perfekten Klang. Als er das Klavier der beiden Schwestern Kazune und Yuni stimmen soll, muss er erkennen, dass es dabei um mehr geht als um technische Versiertheit – und es »den einen« perfekten Klang nicht gibt. Und als er Kazune, die angehende Konzertpianistin, dann spielen hört, spürt er die Bestimmung seines Lebens: ihr Spiel zum Strahlen zu bringen. Ein Roman voller Poesie über die alles verändernde Kraft der Musik und einen jungen Mann, der durch sie die Schönheit der Welt zum Klingen bringen will – wunderschön zart erzählt.

Natsu Miyashita

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