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Bel canto harper perennial deluxe editions by ann patchett. She has been shortlisted for the orange prize for fiction three times. Her novels bel canto and the patron saint of liars have been made into major motion pictures. Winner of the orange prize for fiction in 2002, bel canto by ann patchett is set during a birthday party for japanese businessman katsumi hosokawa held in his honour at the vicepresidents mansion in an unnamed south american country.
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