num_pages: 12
description: Somewhere in South America at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening—until a band of terrorists breaks in, taking the entire party hostage.But what begins as a life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different. Friendship, compassion, and the chance for great love lead the characters to forget the real danger that has been set in motion and cannot be stopped.Ann Patchett has written a novel that is as lyrical and profound as it is unforgettable. Bel Canto is a virtuoso performance by one of our best and most important writers.
language: English
title: Bel Canto
titlecomplete: Bel Canto
characters: Gen Watanabe, Katsumi Hosokawa, Roxane Coss, Carmen Lowell
genres: Music, Adult, Adult Fiction, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Book Club
ratings_count: 275565
places: South America
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Paperback, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Dublin Literary Award
category: Shortlist
publisher: HarperAudio