Harper Perennial Deluxe Editions: Bel Canto (Paperback)

from dchaikin

Rebels in some place like Peru (?) take everyone in a party, who are listening to an opera singer, hostage. A strange set up, but somehow it works and sets up a potent tone. It could have taken any of a hundred different turns and still been great. As it was, I couldn't keep the end out of my hea...

from LoMa

Perhaps the finest novel I have ever read in my life. It is taut, humane, ineffably sad and optimistic. I was completely pulled into all of the characters, from the hostages, to the hostage-takers, the police, and the outside spectators. The novel creates a remarkable world with remarkable relati...

from mrstreme

Imagine being held hostage for more than four months in a luxurious mansion in a South American country. Negotiations are at a stalemate, and the terrorists holding you are nothing more than a gang of armed teenagers led by three generals. You outnumber your captors, and they are pretty lax with ...

from mrstreme

Imagine being held hostage for more than four months in a luxurious mansion in a South American country. Negotiations are at a stalemate, and the terrorists holding you are nothing more than a gang of armed teenagers led by three generals. You outnumber your captors, and they are pretty lax with ...

from auntmarge64

In a small South American country, a Japanese industrialist is given a lavish birthday party in hopes of luring his company to build a factory there. His gift, and the only reason he has agreed to come: a live performance by the world's most beloved operatic soprano. As the performance ends, a gr...