| Bel Canto Contributor(s): Patchett, Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060838728 ISBN-13: 9780060838720 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: A novel that is as lyrical and profound as it is unforgettable, "Bel Canto" engenders in the reader the very passion for art and the language of music that its characters discover. "A strange, terrific, spellcasting story."--"San Francisco Chronicle." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Sagas |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 930 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.32" W x 8.1" (0.58 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 155131 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 19.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award - Winner of the Orange Prize - National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist Bel Canto is its own universe. A marvel of a book. --Washington Post Book World New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett's spellbinding novel about love and opera, and the unifying ways people learn to communicate across cultural barriers in times of crisis 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 evening--until 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 make Bel Canto a captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Patchett, Ann: - ANN PATCHETT is the author of seven novels and three works of nonfiction. She is the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award, England's Orange Prize, and the Book Sense Book of the Year, and was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, Karl, and their dog, Sparky. annpatchett.com. |