num_pages: 434
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 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?
language: English
title: Captain Corelli's Mandolin Film Tie-in
titlecomplete: Captain Corelli's Mandolin Film Tie-in
characters: Dr Iannis, Antonio Corelli, Mandras, Pelagia
genres: Fiction, Historical, War, Greece, Romance, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, World War II
ratings_count: 85464
places: Greece, Kefalonia
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Commonwealth Writers' Prize
category: Best Book Overall
publisher: Vintage Books