Captain Corelli's Mandolin (BBC Radio Collection)
Set on the Greek island of Cephallonia during World War II, this is the story of a beautiful young woman and her two suitors: a gentle fisherman turned ruthless guerrilla, and the charming mandolin-playing head of the Italian garrison on the island.
Set on the Greek island of Cephallonia during World War II, this is the story of a beautiful young woman and her two suitors: a gentle fisherman turned ruthless guerrilla, and the charming mandolin-playing head of the Italian garrison on the island.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780563536673 (0563536675)
Publish date: April 2nd 2002
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks
Minutes: 2
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
History,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
War,
Contemporary,
World War II,
Greece
Never going to read this or anything else by the same author. His politics are very likely foul. DNF
This story deals with the Italian invasion and occupation of Greece during World War II, and though the love story between Pelagia, a Greek woman, and Captain Corelli of the Italian army is important, I'd say the central character in this book is the Greek Island of Cephalonia itself where the story...
In the middle of last summer, I got a wild desire to read Captain Corelli's Mandolin. I searched and searched and searched for a copy -- in every bookstore I passed and the local library. I did not want to satisfy the desire to read the book with a copy obtained through the impersonal and anonymou...
Love it until the last 20 pages. What was he thinking with that ending. Poetic, gripping, fun.
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