Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières

His novel will give pleasure to all sorts of readers A.S. Louis de Bernières is the bestselling author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Best Book in 1995.His most recent books are So Much Life Left Over and The Dust That Falls From Dreams, the short story collection Labels and the poetry collection The Cat in the Treble Clef.

Louis de Bernières is the direct line that runs through Dickens and Evelyn Waugh. Set on the Greek island of Cephallonia during World War II, this is the story of a beautiful young woman and her two suitors: a gentle fisherman turned ruthless guerrilla, and the charming mandolin-playing head of the Italian garrison on the island. Stunning.a high-spirited historical romance. Captain Corellis Mandolin by Louis de Bernières 4. A good old-fashioned novel Washington Post Book WorldĪn exuberant mixture of history and romance, written with a wit that is incandescent Los Angeles Times Book Review This is a novel to be prized Daily MailĬaptain Corelli's Mandolin is a wonderful, hypnotic novel of fabulous scope and tremendous, iridescent charm - and you can quote me Joseph Hellerīrims with all the grand topics of literature - love and death, heroism and skull-duggery, humor and pathos, not to mention art and religion. The acclaimed story of a timeless place that one day wakes up to find itself in the jaws of history: An exuberant mixture of history and romance, written. Books Add to Wishlist Captain Corellis Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres, Rona Munro (Adapted by) 4.5 Paperback 20.95 Ship This Item Qualifies for Free Shipping Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores Instant Purchase Usually ships within 6 days Reserve Now, Pay in Store Overview Kefalonia, 1941. He deals with death and love and tragedy. It's lyrical and angry, satirical and earnest ObserverĪ master of haunted realism.

An emotional, funny, stunning novel which swings with wide smoothness between joy and bleakness, personal lives and history.

Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières