Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Vintage Publishing 1995 Random House UK 560 anglické BERNIERES, L. de 0749397543 410 gramů Brožovaná
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 ...
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.