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It Is 1941 And Captain Antonio Corelli, A Young Italian Officer, Is Posted To The Greek Island Of Cephallonia As Part Of The Occupying Forces. At First He Is Ostracised By The Locals, But As A Conscien-Tious But Far From Fanatical Soldier, Whose Main Aim Is To Have A Peaceful War, He Proves In Time To Be Civilised, Humorous - And A Consumate Musician. When The Local Doctor'S Daughter'S Letters To Her Fiance Go Unanswered, The Working Of The Eternal Triangle Seems Inevitable. But Can This Fragile Love Survive As A War Of Bestial Savagery Gets Closer And The Lines Are Drawn Between Invader And Defender?
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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
- 534
- ISBN10
- 0099288028
- ISBN13
- 9780099288022
- 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
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- It Is 1941 And Captain Antonio Corelli, A Young Italian Officer, Is Posted To The Greek Island Of Cephallonia As Part Of The Occupying Forces. At First He Is Ostracised By The Locals, But As A Conscien-Tious But Far From Fanatical Soldier, Whose Main Aim Is To Have A Peaceful War, He Proves In Time To Be Civilised, Humorous - And A Consumate Musician. When The Local Doctor'S Daughter'S Letters To Her Fiance Go Unanswered, The Working Of The Eternal Triangle Seems Inevitable. But Can This Fragile Love Survive As A War Of Bestial Savagery Gets Closer And The Lines Are Drawn Between Invader And Defender?