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A tragicomedy on a Greek island during World War II. The hero is Antonio Corelli, a mandolin-playing captain of the occupying Italian army, the heroine is Pelagia Iannis, daughter of a local doctor, who is engaged to a Greek resistance leader, Corelli's enemy. The novel follows their adventures as Italy switches sides, the Germans invade and the war turns into a free for all.
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernières
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- Released
- 1999
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Louis de Bernières
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 544
- ISBN10
- 0099422042
- ISBN13
- 9780099422044
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humor, Love, Women, Military Fiction, Wars, World War II, Southern Europe, Italy, English Literature, Adapted for Film, Nazism, Greece, Betrayal, Love Stories, Islands, Thefts and Robberies, Adolf Hitler, Tragedy, Musical Instruments, Partisans, Fathers and Daughters
- First published
- 1994
- Original title
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- A tragicomedy on a Greek island during World War II. The hero is Antonio Corelli, a mandolin-playing captain of the occupying Italian army, the heroine is Pelagia Iannis, daughter of a local doctor, who is engaged to a Greek resistance leader, Corelli's enemy. The novel follows their adventures as Italy switches sides, the Germans invade and the war turns into a free for all.