{"product_id":"bel-canto-9780060838720","title":"Bel Canto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award - Winner of the Orange Prize - National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist - \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Readers' Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003est\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/em\u003e is its own universe. A marvel of a book.\" --\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnn Patchett's spellbinding novel about love and opera, and the unifying ways people learn to communicate across cultural barriers in times of crisis. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomewhere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatchett's lyrical prose and lucid imagination make \u003cem\u003eBel Canto \u003c\/em\u003ea captivating story of strength and frailty, love and imprisonment, and an inspiring tale of transcendent romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Patchett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.32w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060838720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e155131 \/ Bel Canto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2005 pg. 38 - Best Of The Best\/Highly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/29\/2012 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatchett, Ann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnn Patchett\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of novels, most recently the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eTom Lake\u003c\/em\u003e, works of nonfiction, and children's books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the PEN\/Faulkner, the Women's Prize for Fiction in the UK, and the Book Sense Book of the Year. Her novel \u003cem\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/em\u003e was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages, and \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. President Biden awarded her the National Humanities Medal in recognition of her contributions to American culture. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is the owner of Parnassus Books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44697612091507,"sku":"9780060838720","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6bb91971-3c99-4d44-ba91-4ad35d0dfaba.jpg?v=1775243045","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/bel-canto-9780060838720","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}