by Louis de Bernières · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780679763970
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«Corelli's Mandolin» is the historical and romantic novel by Louis de Bernières, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group in paperback, in English.
On the Greek island of Cephalonia, occupied by Italy during World War II, Pelagia, the doctor's daughter, falls in love with Captain Corelli, an Italian officer who loves the mandolin, while her former fiancé Mandras fights with the partisans. The novel blends love, history and satire.
1995 edition in the Vintage International collection. Originally published as Captain Corelli's Mandolin. Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best Book Overall) in 1995.
Suitable for readers of historical and romantic fiction and for book clubs interested in World War II.
Louis de Bernières is an English novelist. He is known for his 1994 historical war novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin. In 1993 de Bernières was selected as one of the "20 Best of Young British Novelists", part of a promotion in Granta magazine. Captain Corelli's Mandolin was published in the following year, winning the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book. It was also shortlisted for the 1994 Sunday Express Book of the Year. It has been translated into at least 11 languages and is an international best-seller.
