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008			001108s2001 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a 00053671
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020			_a0060188731
020			_a9780060188733
020			_a0060934417 (tradepaper)
020			_a9780060934415 (tradepaper)
020			_a9780061565311 (trade)
020			_a0061565318 (trade)
035			_a(OCoLC)45466121
043			_as------
050	0	0	_aPS3566.A7756 _bB4 2001
082	0	0	_a813/.54 _221
100	1		_aPatchett, Ann.
245	1	0	_aBel canto : _ba novel / _cAnn Patchett.
260			_aNew York : _bHarperCollins, _cc2001.
300			_a318 p. ; _c25 cm.
520			_aSomewhere 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.
650		0	_aWomen singers _vFiction.
650		0	_aVictims of terrorism _vFiction.
650		0	_aEmbassy buildings _vFiction.
651		0	_aSouth America _vFiction.
650		0	_aHostages _vFiction.
650		0	_aOpera _vFiction.
650		0	_aPsychological fiction.
655		0	_aPsychological fiction.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0910/00053671-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0910/00053671-d.html
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