by Louis de Bernières · ISBN 9789029502726
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin is a novel by British author Louis de Bernières, published in 1994. Set on the Greek island of Cephalonia during World War II, the story follows the romance between Pelagia, the daughter of a local doctor, and Captain Corelli, an Italian officer stationed on the island. The novel explores themes of love, war, occupation, and resistance, and has been praised for its vivid depiction of life in Cephalonia and its memorable characters.
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.
