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Bel canto : a novel
by Patchett, Ann
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in mghtly rubbed boards; in a Near Fine mildly shelf-rubbed DJ with a wee bit of edge-wear
- ISBN 10
- 0060188731
- ISBN 13
- 9780060188733
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: HarperCollins, 2001. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in mghtly rubbed boards; in a Near Fine mildly shelf-rubbed DJ with a wee bit of edge-wear. Large octavo in blue DJ; 318 p. ; 25 cm. A nice first edition and first printing copy of this well-regarded novel. || Women singers -- Fiction. Victims of terrorism -- Fiction. Embassy buildings -- Fiction. Hostages -- Fiction. Opera -- Fiction. Psychological fiction. Psychological fiction. Love stories. South America -- Fiction.
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16453
- Title
- Bel canto : a novel
- Author
- Patchett, Ann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in mghtly rubbed boards; in a Near Fine mildly shelf-rubbed DJ with a wee bit of edge-wear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, second printing
- ISBN 10
- 0060188731
- ISBN 13
- 9780060188733
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women;
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About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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