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Corelli's Mandolin

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Louis de Bernieres

By Louis de Bernieres

By Louis de Bernieres

By Louis de Bernieres

By Louis de Bernieres
Read by Stephen Lang

By Louis de Bernieres
Read by Stephen Lang

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Part of Vintage International

Part of Vintage International

Paperback $18.00

Aug 29, 1995 | ISBN 9780679763970

Ebook $4.99

Oct 17, 2012 | ISBN 9780307518217

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    About Corelli’s Mandolin

    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 with a wit that is incandescent” (Los Angeles Times Book Review).

    The place is the Greek island of Cephallonia, where gods once dabbled in the affairs of men and the local saint periodically rises from his sarcophagus to cure the mad. Then the tide of World War II rolls onto the island’s shores in the form of the conquering Italian army.

    Caught in the occupation are Pelagia, a willful, beautiful young woman, and the two suitors vying for her love: Mandras, a gentle fisherman turned ruthless guerilla, and the charming, mandolin-playing Captain Corelli, a reluctant officer of the Italian garrison on the island. Rich with loyalties and betrayals, and set against a landscape where the factual blends seamlessly with the fantastic, Corelli’s Mandolin is a passionate novel as rich in ideas as it is genuinely moving.

    About Corelli’s Mandolin

    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 with a wit that is incandescent” (Los Angeles Times Book Review).

    The place is the Greek island of Cephallonia, where gods once dabbled in the affairs of men and the local saint periodically rises from his sarcophagus to cure the mad. Then the tide of World War II rolls onto the island’s shores in the form of the conquering Italian army.

    Caught in the occupation are Pelagia, a willful, beautiful young woman, and the two suitors vying for her love: Mandras, a gentle fisherman turned ruthless guerilla, and the charming, mandolin-playing Captain Corelli, a reluctant officer of the Italian garrison on the island. Rich with loyalties and betrayals, and set against a landscape where the factual blends seamlessly with the fantastic, Corelli’s Mandolin is a passionate novel as rich in ideas as it is genuinely moving.

    About Corelli’s Mandolin

    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 with a wit that is incandescent” (Los Angeles Times Book Review).

    The place is the Greek island of Cephallonia, where gods once dabbled in the affairs of men and the local saint periodically rises from his sarcophagus to cure the mad. Then the tide of World War II rolls onto the island’s shores in the form of the conquering Italian army.

    Caught in the occupation are Pelagia, a willful, beautiful young woman, and the two suitors vying for her love: Mandras, a gentle fisherman turned ruthless guerilla, and the charming, mandolin-playing Captain Corelli, a reluctant officer of the Italian garrison on the island. Rich with loyalties and betrayals, and set against a landscape where the factual blends seamlessly with the fantastic, Corelli’s Mandolin is a passionate novel as rich in ideas as it is genuinely moving.

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    About Louis de Bernieres

    Louis de Bernières is the author of many award-winning novels, including Birds Without Wings, Corelli’s Mandolin, The Dust That Falls from Dreams, Notwithstanding, A Partisan’s Daughter, Red Dog, Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord, The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman,… More about Louis de Bernieres

    About Louis de Bernieres

    Louis de Bernières is the author of many award-winning novels, including Birds Without Wings, Corelli’s Mandolin, The Dust That Falls from Dreams, Notwithstanding, A Partisan’s Daughter, Red Dog, Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord, The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman,… More about Louis de Bernieres

    About Louis de Bernieres

    Louis de Bernières is the author of many award-winning novels, including Birds Without Wings, Corelli’s Mandolin, The Dust That Falls from Dreams, Notwithstanding, A Partisan’s Daughter, Red Dog, Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord, The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman,… More about Louis de Bernieres

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Romance | Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 29, 1995 | 448 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679763970

    Category: Historical Romance | Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Vintage
    Oct 17, 2012 | 448 Pages | ISBN 9780307518217

    Category: Historical Romance | Historical Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $27.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jun 11, 2019 | 1111 Minutes | ISBN 9780593150825
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    "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." —The New York Times Book Review

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