TY - BOOK AU - Patchett,Ann TI - Bel canto: a novel SN - 0060934417 PY - 2002///, c2001 CY - New York PB - Perennial KW - Transformations KW - Women singers KW - Fiction KW - Victims of terrorism KW - Embassy buildings KW - Hostages KW - Americans KW - Foreign countries KW - Opera KW - Terrorists KW - Captivity KW - Ill-fated love KW - South America KW - Impoverished country KW - Embassy building KW - Psychological fiction KW - lcsh KW - Love stories KW - gsafd KW - ssi KW - Psychological KW - Love story N2 - A novel that is as lyrical and profound as it is unforgettable, "Bel Canto" engenders in the reader the very passion for art and the language of music that its characters discover. A virtuoso performance by an important writer ER -