{"product_id":"9780063484177","title":"Bel Canto American Classics Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award • Winner of the Orange Prize • National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/em\u003e is its own universe. A marvel of a book.\" —\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, HarperCollins is proud to present this library of American classics drawn from our storied catalog. \u003cem\u003eBel Canto \u003c\/em\u003eis \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Ann Patchett’s spellbinding novel about love and opera, and the unifying ways people learn to communicate across cultural barriers in times of crisis.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 2001,\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/em\u003e is possibly Ann Patchett’s most beloved novel. Set in an unnamed South American country, at the home of the vice president, it is the story of a lavish birthday party honoring Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera’s most revered soprano, has enthralled the international guests with a mesmerizing performance. The evening is perfect—until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. But in Patchett’s skilled hands, 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ann Patchett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":48291912351966,"sku":"9780063484177.","price":22.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/4567\/6440\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ab328dd1-23a5-43da-a090-084e474e662d.jpg?v=1780106216","url":"https:\/\/paragraphbooks.com\/fr\/products\/9780063484177","provider":"Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}