Bel Canto
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Bel Canto is a critically acclaimed novel by Ann Patchett that centers on an international group of hostages and captors forging unexpected bonds during a prolonged embassy standoff in an unnamed South American country.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Bel Canto (2018 film)
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Bel Canto (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ann Patchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
Orange Prize for Fiction
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PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | embassy hostage crisis ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Stockholm syndrome
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art and beauty amid violence ⓘ cross-cultural communication ⓘ human connection in crisis ⓘ power of music ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Carmen
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Gen Watanabe NERFINISHED ⓘ General Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ Katsumi Hosokawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Roxane Coss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Paul Weitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmLeadActor |
Julianne Moore
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Ken Watanabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hostage drama
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literary fiction ⓘ political novel ⓘ |
| includedIn | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Japanese embassy hostage crisis in Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780060934418 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of relationships between hostages and captors
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use of opera as a unifying motif ⓘ |
| operaAdaptationPremiereYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| operaComposer | Jimmy López NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaLibrettist | Nilo Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | opera singer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
unnamed South American country
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vice presidential mansion ⓘ |
| structure | chronological narrative ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
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