a ISBN 0-06-00188731 (paperback-)

a ISBN 978-00-60838720 (paperback-)

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng.

a Classification number PS3566.A7756

b Item number B4 2005

a Personal name Patchett, Ann.

a Title Bel canto :

b Remainder of title a novel /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Ann Patchett.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York:

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc harper Perennial,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2001.

a Extent 318, 16 pages ;

c Dimensions 20 cm.

a General note Includes interview with the author, etc.

a Summary, etc 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.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Women singers

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Victims of terrorism

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Embassy buildings

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Hostages

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Opera