Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
paperback
Published:
4 February, 2010
Description
**AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS**
'A true diamond of a novel, glinting with comedy and tragedy' Daily Mail
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 over time he proves himself to be civilised, humorous – and a consummate musician.
When Pelagia, the local doctor's daughter, finds her letters to her fiancé go unanswered, Antonio and Pelagia draw close and 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?
'Louis de Bernières is in the direct line that runs through Dickens and Evelyn Waugh...he has only to look into his world, one senses, for it to rush into reality, colours and touch and taste' Evening Standard
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780099540861 |
| ISBN10 | 009954086X |
| Number Of Pages | 560 |
| Item Weight | 408 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 198 x 28 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
A wonderful epic novel * The Times *
Louis de Bernières 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 *
Captain Corelli's Mandolin is a wonderful, hypnotic novel of fabulous scope and tremendous, iridescent charm - and you can quote me -- Joseph Heller
Brims with all the grand topics of literature - love and death, heroism and skull-duggery, humor and pathos, not to mention art and religion... A good old-fashioned novel * Washington Post Book World *
An exuberant mixture of history and romance, written with a wit that is incandescent * Los Angeles Times Book Review *
Stunning...a high-spirited historical romance... Remarkable * New York Times Book Review *
A true diamond of a novel, glinting with comedy and tragedy * Daily Mail *
Author's Bio
Louis de Bernières is the best-selling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin. His most recent novels are Birds Without Wings and A Partisan's Daughter.