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"Captain Corelli's Mandolin": (Piano Solo)
This collection brings together music played by Captain Corelli himself and original pieces evoking the sounds and events of the book and of 3 earlier novels, the Latin Trilogy', by Louis de Bernieres. Mandolin music by Beethoven and Hummel is idiomatically arranged for piano by Richard Harris and contrasted with Neapolitan songs, folk songs from Latin America and Greece,...more
Paperback, 29 pages
Published
January 1st 2003
by Faber & Faber
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It was on of the most insightful books I have read, very surprising that a book which in essence is a love story would fold so much more into itself and transcend to a level where it explained so much about Greece, it's people, the suffering war brings and the different ways in which capitalism, socialism communism and all other various 'isms' have been gathering and developing having such repercussions on peoples lives.
If Religion and various forms of governments/politics are brought into being...more
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This book took me 3 tries to get into, but once I got through the first 80 pages it was such a delight. (I was on a live aboard boat in the Rowley Shoal for 5 days and this was the only book I had.) The characters were so vividly described and jumped to life. The movie definitely did not do this book justice!
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Gosh, I have had this for a long time and will have to gracefully give in. Sumptuously written and with everything we come to expect from stories from the Greek Islands (think Gerald Durrell and his Corfu books and even films like Mamma Mia and Shirley Valentine)that is crazy, quirky characters, village feuds over someone's olive trees or goat... but I must admit I am reading it because I think I have to, because it is GOOD and he wrote Red Dog too... but if something takes this long, I am not m...more
I'm so very glad I read this before the film was released. It is warm and engaging. I felt pulled into this and left wanting more.
This was a wonderful book, utterly charming, even given its grim topic. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is that the romantic in me preferred the movie's ending, but I'll say no more to avoid spoilers.
The description of the shepherd finding the silk parachute was delightful. Loved the book, hated the movie.
Loved this book, hated how they changed the ending in the movie! The book ending was so romantic
slow to start and a little difficult to get into, but incredibly rewarding - brilliant!
Didn't think it would be my thing, but it was deceptively good.
A sprawling combination of love story and war novel. Not really my kind of book, but engrossing and really well-written. It definitely stuck with me for awhile afterward, especially the grueling war sections--not really about battles, but the debilitating effect of a poorly organized campaign on the minds and bodies of the soldiers, as well as on the lives of civilians.
A love story that deals with issues of cultural identity, cultural divides and alliances and tragic passing of time. Beautifully written.
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