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Sep 30, 2010 · CAPTIVE CROWD: When Ann Patchett’s winsome novel “Bel Canto” was published in 2001, she freely acknowledged that its plot — about an eclectic group of people held hostage by South American...
May 31, 2001 · BEL CANTO. A Novel. By Ann Patchett. 318 pages. HarperCollins. $25. In a novel that begins with a kiss and absolutely deserves one, the most powerful electronics executive in Japan is invited...
May 22, 2001 · Bel Canto. Ann Patchett. 3.93. 291,809 ratings19,429 reviews. 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. Roxane Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing.
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May 1, 2001 · Book Review: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett In Bel Canto, Patchett seamlessly combines action, romance and a high level of maturity to produce an amazing fictional novel that truly deserves winning the PEN/Faulkner award and Orange Prize for Fiction. It is Patchett’s best work and one that ... Read More
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Jun 2, 2001 · Combining an unerring instinct for telling detail with the broader brushstrokes you need to tackle issues of culture and politics, Patchett (The Magician’s Assistant, 1997, etc.) creates a remarkably compelling chronicle of a multinational group of the rich and powerful held hostage for months.
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Jul 21, 2023 · Bel Canto Rarities, Delivered With Unflashy, Revelatory Style. Teatro Nuovo’s concerts of Donizetti’s “Poliuto” and the Ricci brothers’ “Crispino e la Comare” delight with historically informed...
Mar 17, 2009 · 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...
