About the Book

Extravagant, inventive, emotionally sweeping, Corelli's Mandolin is the story of a timeless place that one day wakes up to find itself in the jaws of history. The place is the Greek island of Cephallonia, where gods once dabbled in the affairs of men and the local saint periodically rises from his sarcophagus to cure the mad. Then the tide of World War II rolls onto the island's shores in the form of the conquering Italian army.
Caught in the occupation are Pelagia, a willful, beautiful young woman, and the two suitors vying for her love: Mandras, a gentle fisherman turned ruthless guerilla, and the charming, mandolin-playing Captain Corelli, a reluctant officer of the Italian garrison on the island. Rich with loyalties and betrayals, and set against a landscape where the factual blends seamlessly with the fantastic, Corelli's Mandolin is a passionate novel as rich in ideas as it is genuinely moving.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 448 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Vintage Books USA (Aug. 31st, 1995)

ISBN-10: 067976397X

ISBN-13: 9780679763970

Dimensions: 5.18 x 8.02 x 0.97 inches

Shipping Weight: 0.81 lbs

• Categories: General Historical Fiction