000			01733cam a2200301Ia 4500
001			ocm61446724
003			OCoLC
005			20140910133542.0
008			050907s2005 nyu 000 1 eng d
020			_a0060838728 (pbk.)
020			_a9780060838720 (pbk.)
040			_aAMP _cAMP _dBAKER _dIEU _dUAF _dIHI _dFVC _dXY4 _dBTCTA
043			_as------
100	1		_aPatchett, Ann. _96280
245	1	0	_aBel canto _ba novel /
260			_aNew York : _bHarper Perennial, _cc2005.
300			_a318, 16 p. ; _c21 cm.
500			_aIncludes interview with the author, etc.
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. _96281
650		0	_aVictims of terrorism _vFiction. _96282
650		0	_aEmbassy buildings _vFiction. _96283
650		0	_aHostages _vFiction. _93913
650		0	_aOpera _vFiction. _96284
650		1	_aPsychological fiction. _96285
651		0	_aSouth America _vFiction. _96286
942			_2ddc _cPBK.
999			_c51706 _d51706