Louis de Bernières

The group will discuss Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières. Extravagant, inventive, emotionally sweeping, Mandolin is the story of a timeless place that one day wakes up to find itself in the jaws of history. The place is the Greek island of Cephallonia, where gods once dabbled in the affairs of men and the local saint periodically rises from his sarcophagus to cure the mad. Then the tide of World War II rolls onto the island's shores in the form of the conquering Italian army. Caught in the occupation are Pelagia, a willful, beautiful young woman, and the two suitors vying for her love: Mandras, a gentle fisherman turned ruthless guerilla, and the charming, mandolin-playing Captain Corelli, a reluctant officer of the Italian garrison on the island. Rich with loyalties and betrayals, and set against a landscape where the factual blends seamlessly with the fantastic, Captain Corelli's Mandolin is a passionate novel as rich in ideas as it is genuinely moving. (Muscogulus)… (more)

Louis de Bernières, A Partisan's Daughter.

"Louis de Bernières (May 21) won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for his first two novels, The War of Don Emmanuel’s Nether Parts and Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord. His fourth book, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, became a best-seller and was made into a film in 2001 starring Nicholas Cage and Penelope Cruz. It has been translated into 35 languages. He is also a musician and plays flute, mandolin, clarinet and guitar. His new book, A Partisan’s Daughter, is published in March."

Individual tickets priced £5 (no concs) and season tickets priced £45 (£40 concs) are available from the box office on 01603 508050. (christiguc)… (more)

Louis de Bernières discusses A Partisan's Daughter.

"Louis de Bernieres will talk about and read from his new novel A Partisan's Daughter. He will be accompanied by two short sets of music to match from flautist and keyboard player Ilone Antonius-Jones. Together then will perform a selection of Serbian/Eastern European folk music, Bob Dylan numbers and some classical items on a variety of instruments." (Widsith)… (more)

Louis de Bernières reads from A Partisan's Daughter.

Running time: 75 minutes. Price: £6. "End the festival on a high note! The author is joined by flautist and keyboard player Ilone Antonius-Jones. Louis will read from his work and together they will perform a selection of Serbian/Eastern European folk music, Bob Dylan numbers and some classical pieces on a variety of instruments." (christiguc)… (more)