Vintage Classics: Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Vintage Classics: Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Louis de Bernieres
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Paperback
h198 x 130mm - 560pg
4 Feb 2010 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9780099540861
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It is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is ostracised by the locals, but as a conscientious but far from fanatical soldier, whose main aim is to have a peaceful war, he proves in time to be civilised, humorous ' and a consummate musician. When the local doctor's daughter's letters to her fianc' ' a member of the underground ' go unanswered, the working of the eternal triangle seems inevitable. But can this fragile love survive as a war of bestial savagery gets closer and the lines are drawn between invader and defender?
"A tall tale and a serious work of literature...its reputation suggests that one "should" read it, and so far I would have to agree" -- Nigel Rodenhurst Times Higher Education "A wonderful epic novel" The Times "Louis de Bernieres is the direct line that runs through Dickens and Evelyn Waugh... His novel will give pleasure to all sorts of readers" -- A.S. Byatt Evening Standard "An emotional, funny, stunning novel which swings with wide smoothness between joy and bleakness, personal lives and history... It's lyrical and angry, satirical and earnest" Observer "A master of haunted realism. His best novel yet. He deals with death and love and tragedy... This is a novel to be prized" Daily Mail
Louis de Bernieres is the best-selling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin. His most recent novels are Birds Without Wings and A Partisan's Daughter.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780099540861
Published: 4 Feb 2010
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 130mm
Pages: 560
Dewey: 823.914

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