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Louis de Bernieres
ISBN: 9780099540861
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Vintage
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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 aim is to have a peaceful war, he proves in time to be civilised, humorous - and a consummate musician.
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 fiance - 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?
| ISBN | 009954086X | | Pages | 560 | | ISBN13 | 9780099540861
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 360 | | Publisher | Vintage | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Vintage Classics | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 130 | | Publication date | 04 Feb 2010 | | Spine width (mm) | 29 | | DEWEY | 823.914 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Alternative ISBN | 9780754053484 |
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A wonderful epic novel The Times Louis de Bernieres 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 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  Be the first to write a customer review
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