Description

Extravagant, inventive, emotionally sweeping, Corelli's Mandolin may be the story of a timeless place this 1 day wakes as much as find itself in the teeth of history.  The place may be the Greek island of Cephallonia, where gods once dabbled in the affairs of men and the neighborhood st occasionally rises from his sarcophagus to remedy the mad.  Then the wave of World-War II rolls onto the island's shores in the shape of the conquering German army.Caught within the profession are Pelagia, a willful, beautiful young lady, and both suitors vying on her love:  Mandras, a gentle fisherman turned ruthless guerilla, and the charming, mandolin-playing Captain Corelli, a hesitant official of the Italian garrison on the island.  Rich with loyalties and betrayals, and set against a landscape where in actuality the informative mixes effortlessly with the great, Corelli's Mandolin is just a passionate book as full of ideas because it is truly moving.