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Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award ā¢ Winner of the Orange Prize ā¢ National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
"Bel CantoĀ is its own universe. A marvel of a book."Ā āWashington Post Book World
Ann Patchettās spellbindingĀ novel about love and opera, and the unifying ways people learn to communicate across cultural barriers in times of crisis.Ā
Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of the powerful businessman Mr. Hosokawa. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. It is a perfect eveningāuntil a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, a moment of great beauty, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different continents become compatriots, intimate friends, and lovers.
Patchett's lyrical prose and lucid imagination makeĀ Bel CantoĀ a captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.
This book title, Bel Canto (A Novel) - 9780060838720, ISBN: 9780060838720, by Ann Patchett, Ann Patchett, published by HarperCollins (August 2, 2005) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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