‘Bel Canto’ Treats Latin America as an Exotic Backdrop, Not a Real Place
Ann Patchett’s novel is based on recent Peruvian history. So why do both book and film insist on a vague, unspecified setting?
Ann Patchett’s novel is based on recent Peruvian history. So why do both book and film insist on a vague, unspecified setting?
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, author of ‘Call Me Zebra,’ recommends books about the banished and displaced