Corelli's Mandolin

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Historical, Romance, Contemporary
Cover of the book Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Louis de Bernieres ISBN: 9780307518217
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: October 17, 2012
Imprint: Vintage Language: English
Author: Louis de Bernieres
ISBN: 9780307518217
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: October 17, 2012
Imprint: Vintage
Language: English

Extravagant, inventive, emotionally sweeping, Corelli's Mandolin is the story of a timeless place that one day wakes up to find itself in the jaws of history.  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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Extravagant, inventive, emotionally sweeping, Corelli's Mandolin is the story of a timeless place that one day wakes up to find itself in the jaws of history.  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.

More books from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Cover of the book Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book The September Letters by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book The Lord Is My Shepherd by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book Icebound Summer by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book The Good Father by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book Kathy Santo's Dog Sense by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book Roll, Jordan, Roll by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book Confessions of a French Baker by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book Migrations of the Heart by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book Pearl by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book Short Cuts by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book Keep the Change by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book The Age of Austerity by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book A Star for Mrs. Blake by Louis de Bernieres
Cover of the book A Whistling Woman by Louis de Bernieres
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy