The Pianoplayers

The Pianoplayers is a 1986 novel by Anthony Burgess that draws on memories of his early life in Manchester in the 1920s and 1930s, and particularly the life of his father Joe, a pub and cinema pianist.[1] The child narrator Ellen Henshaw and her father Billy have a series of picaresque adventures in Manchester and Blackpool, culminating in the death of Billy as he attempts to break the world record for non-stop pianoplaying; later in life, Ellen travels the world setting up 'schools of love' and becomes the most sought after 'companion' in France.

The Pianoplayers
First edition (UK)
AuthorAnthony Burgess
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherHutchinson (UK)
Arbor House (US)
Publication date
1986
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages208 pp (hardback edition)
ISBN0-09-165190-5 (hardback edition)
OCLC16364951

The novel was first published by Hutchinson in the UK and Arbor House in the US. A new edition with an introduction and notes by Will Carr was published as part of the Irwell Edition of the Works of Anthony Burgess by Manchester University Press in 2017.


References

  1. "Manchester University Press - The Pianoplayers". Manchester University Press. Retrieved 2019-10-30.


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