Bel Canto
American novelist, born 1963. Won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2002.
Bel Canto is a 2001 novel by Ann Patchett. It won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2002.
On 2 of the 18 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Ann Patchett
- First published
- 2001
- Length
- 334 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Women's Prize for Fiction winner, 2002
- Genre
- Thrillers and spy fiction, Political, Love story
Is Bel Canto worth reading?
2 of the 18 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Women's Prize for Fiction and The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The New York Times, 2024) | No. 98 | See the list |
| Women's Prize for Fiction (winners and shortlists) (Women's Prize Trust, 2002) | Winner | See the list |
Best edition of Bel Canto
The edition we link to is the Fourth Estate Ltd paperback (2002), 334 pages.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate Ltd (paperback, 2002)
- Pages
- 334
- ISBN
- 9781841155838
How critics, prizes and readers rate Bel Canto
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 25% of the points available on prize lists, against 10% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Bel Canto
If you liked Bel Canto, try The Name of the Rose, Deliverance or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
