Odd Friendship: A new one develops between hostages, or hostage takers and hostages, about every other chapter.Alfredo is a Hot-Blooded thug, and Hector is a stern, hard man who frightens his subordinates and isn't afraid of killing but has a certain sense of professionalism and honor. Benjamin is a former teacher, and Family Man who shows the most compassion to the hostages and his men. Nice Mean And In Between: The three rebel "Generals".Hosokawa is distant from his family due to his business, something the situation gies him time to reflect upon some. The Lad-ette: Beatriz, one of the female terrorists who hangs out, drinks and shoots dice with her male counterpart.Hosokawa and his employees seem to be honest, as well as highly successful, businessmen. His fellow priest, Father Rolland subverts this by being am unfeeling, self-important Dirty Coward, who leaves the story fairly quickly. Good Shepherd: Father Arguedas, who insists on staying to provide comfort to the hostages who aren't released, when he might have been released with the women and children and provides a lot of comfort.Genre Mashup: A romantic drama with the backdrop of a hostage crisis.Child Soldiers: Nearly all of the hostage takers.Child Prodigy: Cesar, a fifteen-year old hostage taker is a very gifted singer who Roxanne takes up training some.Aroused by Their Voice: About half of the cast feels this way towards Roxanne.Made into a movie in 2018.īel Canto provides examples of the following tropes. Hosokawa, his translator Gen Watanabe, and opera singer Roxanne Cross.
The main POV characters are Japanese businessman Mr. Unfortunately, the President has left the party early, resulting in a bunch of hostages from all across the globe who the terrorists refuse to release, leading to a long hostage situation with lots of Stockholm Syndrome, Lima Syndrome, Star-Crossed Lovers and the heavy, inevitable weight of a tragic showdown as the army prepares to storm the mansion. A party being held by the apparently corrupt president is raided by a band of guerrillas seeking the release of political prisoners. A novel by Ann Patchett, following a hostage situation in a South American country.
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