Bel Canto
(eBook)
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Published:
[United States] : HarperCollins, 2009.
Format:
eBook
Content Description:
1 online resource (336 pages)
Lexile measure:
930L
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Description
Now a major motion picture starring Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe. New York Times Bestseller Ann Patchett's award winning, bestselling novel that balances themes of love and crisis as disparate characters learn that music is their only common language-now a major motion picture starring Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe. 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. 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 takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, a moment of great beauty, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different continents become compatriots, intimate friends, and lovers.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780061738883, 0061738883
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.3, 19 Points
Level 6.3, 19 Points
Lexile measure:
930
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Description
Now a major motion picture starring Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe. New York Times Bestseller Ann Patchett's award winning, bestselling novel that balances themes of love and crisis as disparate characters learn that music is their only common language-now a major motion picture starring Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe. 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. 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 takes the entire party hostage. But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, a moment of great beauty, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different continents become compatriots, intimate friends, and lovers.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Patchett, A. (2009). Bel Canto. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Patchett, Ann. 2009. Bel Canto. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Patchett, Ann, Bel Canto. HarperCollins, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Patchett, Ann. Bel Canto. HarperCollins, 2009.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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