num_pages: 534
description: 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 conscientious but far from fanatical soldier, whose main aim is to have a peaceful war, he proves in time to be civilised, humorous - and a consummate musician.When the local doctor's daughter's letters to her fiancé - a member of the underground - 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?
language: English
title: Captain Corelli's Mandolin
titlecomplete: Captain Corelli's Mandolin
characters: Antonio Corelli, Pelagia, Dr Iannis, Mandras
genres: Fiction, Classics, World War II, Historical, War, Historical Fiction, Romance, Literature, Novels, Greece
ratings_count: 85457
places: Kefalonia, Greece
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Commonwealth Writers' Prize
category: Best Book Overall
publisher: Vintage