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Ann Patchett: Bel Canto

Latin terrorists storm an international gathering hosted by an underprivileged country to promote foreign interest and trade, only to find that their intended target, the President, has stayed home to watch his favourite soap opera on TV.
ISBN: 9781841155838
Author: Ann Patchett
Page: 318
Binding: Soft cover
Publication date: 2002
Format: Book
Publisher: HARPER PERENNIAL
Language: English

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Price: 3 575 Ft

Stock: 1-10 copies

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Among the hostages are a world class opera singer and her biggest fan, a Japanese tycoon who has been persuaded to attend the party on the understanding that she will perform half a dozen arias after dinner. The tycoon's engaging and sympathetic translator plays a vital role in the subsequent relationships between so many different nationalities closeted together, interpreting not only the terrorists' negotiations but also the language of love between lovers who cannot understand what the other is saying. Ultimately, it is the terrorist strike that does more to promote foreign relations than anyone could have hoped to achieve with the party.

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