by Louis de Bernières · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780582816954
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«Captain Corelli's Mandolin» is the novel by Louis de Bernières, published by Pearson Education, Limited in paperback, in English.
In the midst of the Second World War, the Greek island of Cephalonia is occupied by Italian troops. Pelagia, the local doctor's daughter, and Captain Antonio Corelli, an officer stationed on the island, experience a romance amid the conflict. The novel portrays the occupation and resistance, and the weight of war on its inhabitants.
Suitable for young readers who want to read in English a love story set during the war.
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.
