A Quick Guide to "Bel Canto"

By Students' Academy

In Italian language “Bel Canto” means “beautiful singing.” There are various other similar constructions in Italian.

Bel Canto happens to be an Italian opera term. There are several different meanings and it can be interpreted differently according to the situations it has been used in.

The novel “Bel Canto” by Ann Patchett, an American author, was first published in 2001.

It was published by Perennial, an imprint of Harper Collins publications.

“Bel Canto” was a highly successful and widely acclaimed novel. It was the recipient of both the Orange Prize for fiction and PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

The novel made to various top book lists. It proved to be a bestseller right after its publication.

The story is based on the Lima Crisis. It tells the story of a group of terrorists who hold high executives and people of high political standing hostage.

The story describes how the terrorists and their captives cope with living in a house together for many months.

A Quick Guide to "Bel Canto"
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Chapter One: Introduction to "Bel Canto"
Chapter Two: Characters
Chapter Three: Plot Summary
Chapter Four: Complete Summary of the Novel
Chapter Five: Thematic Analysis

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raja Sharma
• Release date: Jul 22, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301638864

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Chapter One: Introduction to Bel Canto

In Italian language Bel Canto means beautiful singing. There are various other similar constructions in Italian.

Bel Canto happens to be an Italian opera term. There are several different meanings and it can be interpreted differently according to the situations it has been used in.

The novel Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, an American author, was first published in 2001.

It was published by Perennial, an imprint of Harper Collins publications.

Bel Canto was a highly successful and widely acclaimed novel. It was the recipient of both the Orange Prize for fiction and PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

The novel made to various top book lists. It proved to be a bestseller right after its publication.

The story is based on the Lima Crisis. It tells the story of a group of terrorists who hold high executives and people of high political standing hostage.

The story describes how the terrorists and their captives cope with living in a house together for many months.

Many of the characters in that situation form the unbreakable bonds of friendship, and some of them even fall in love.

It is a beautiful story of human crisis and how beautiful ways are sought out of crisis.

Chapter Two: Characters

Katsumi Hosokawa

Katsumi Hosokawa is one of the most significant characters of the novel. He happens to be the head of a major Japanese electronics firm.

Hosokawa is an extremely hardworking man. He believes in living an orderly life, and his life is marked with complete diligence.

While he happens to be listening to opera, he feels that he is passionately alive. He adores the voice of the opera singer Roxanne Coss.

He comes to the poor South American country only because he is attracted to the voice of that opera singer.

The story of the novel is set in that poor South American country.

Hosokawa falls in love with Coss.

Roxanne Coss

Roxanne Coss happens to be an opera diva. She is quite used to the indulgence of the world.

As the story progresses the people who hear her singing fall in love with her.

Eventually,