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Corelli's Mandolin

by Louis de Bernières
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Corelli's Mandolin
Corelli's Mandolin

Lyrical wartime romance on a myth-soaked island

If you love novels that feel both intimate and epic, this one really lingers. It blends love, war, humor, and heartbreak in a way that makes the island itself feel alive, and readers often remember how vividly it captures people trying to stay human in impossible times. Corelli is especially the kind of character who wins you over slowly, with warmth and unexpected depth.

  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book Overall (1995)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Corelli's Mandolin

by Louis de Bernières
RM37.00 MYR
Compare to estimated retail price: RM71.00 MYR  

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ISBN: 9780375726927
Authors: Louis de Bernières
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 1994-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Italian Literature, Literature, Historical Romance, Classics, War, World War II
Goodreads rating: 4.04
(rated by 93340 readers)

Description

Extravagant, inventive, emotionally sweeping, Captain Corelli's Mandolin is the story of a timeless place waking to history. Set on the Greek island of Cephallonia, the novel follows Pelagia and the two men who love her—Mandras, a fisherman transformed by war, and Captain Corelli, the mandolin-playing Italian officer posted to the island. Rich with loyalties and betrayals, and set against a backdrop where the ordinary meets the extraordinary, Captain Corelli's Mandolin is a passionate, moving exploration of love, courage, and the moral complexities of war.
 

Lyrical wartime romance on a myth-soaked island

If you love novels that feel both intimate and epic, this one really lingers. It blends love, war, humor, and heartbreak in a way that makes the island itself feel alive, and readers often remember how vividly it captures people trying to stay human in impossible times. Corelli is especially the kind of character who wins you over slowly, with warmth and unexpected depth.

  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book Overall (1995)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.