Bel Canto
About this book
PerfectBound e-book exclusive: "Friendship and Love," an interview with Ann Patchett.A prolonged hostage crisis in the lavish home of a South American politician turns into something quite different as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and passionate, ill-fated love blooms. Winner of the 2002 Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the 2002 Orange Prize for Fiction.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 international guests with her singing. It is a perfect evening -- until a band of gun-wielding terrorists breaks in through the air-conditioning vents and takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different countries and continents become compatriots. 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.
Profil Pembaca
3.9/5 · 336835 pembaca · 336 halaman · ≈ 6 h 13 m · Menengah
Berapa lama waktu membaca Bel Canto?
Sekitar ≈ 6 h 13 m — 336 halaman, dengan asumsi kira-kira 250 kata per halaman pada 225 kata per menit.
Berapa halaman Bel Canto?
336 halaman pada edisi yang paling banyak dibaca.
Apa genre Bel Canto?
Buku ini ada di rak Romance, Fiction.
Apakah Bel Canto domain publik?
Belum — masih dilindungi hak cipta.
Di mana latar Bel Canto?
Berlatar di South America.
Siapa penulis Bel Canto?
Ann Patchett.
“When the lights went off the accompanist kissed her.”