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Corelli’s Mandolin

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by Louis de Bernières

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Is this book as dazzling as the movie starring Penelope Cruz?
Rahee Mapara The book is far far better than the movie!! Nicolas Cage does not fit the role at all in my opinion, and the film just can't capture the full story at all.
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The actual tite of this book is Corelli's Mandolin (the movie, based on the book, was called Captain Corelli's Mandolin). It's one of my favorite books of all time, can Goodreads correct the title?
Paul Stevenson The book was originally published (in the UK) as "Captain Corelli's Mandolin". It was released as "Corelli's Mandolin" in the US, but the original tit…moreThe book was originally published (in the UK) as "Captain Corelli's Mandolin". It was released as "Corelli's Mandolin" in the US, but the original title is not wrong(less)
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Why was it called Corelli's Mandolin in the US?
Peter I've tried to find out, but it's a difficult thing to google because the shorter title finds all the entries using the longer one. The Title section o…moreI've tried to find out, but it's a difficult thing to google because the shorter title finds all the entries using the longer one. The Title section of the Talk tab of the Wikipedia article suggests they had difficulty even working out which was the original title. Someone said ”In the Granta from 1993 with de Bernières in, he says that he's tired of giving his novels such long titles and plans to call his next one just "Corelli's Mandolin”, but he didn't, so that doesn't really make sense.

Conclusion - marketing? Does it ever make sense?

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What language did the author write in?
Caroline Hello! The original book is written in English by a British author named Louis de Bernières. There is some Greek/ Italian vocabulary sprinkled in, esp…moreHello! The original book is written in English by a British author named Louis de Bernières. There is some Greek/ Italian vocabulary sprinkled in, especially towards the end. (less)
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After reading and loving “The Dust That Falls from Dreams,” I’m struggling through “Corelli’s Mandolin.” I’m about 70 pages into it, and I haven’t fallen for any of the characters yet. For anyone who’s read both, how would you compare them?
Regina Merwin This answer is 3 years too late, sorry. This book starts off pretty leisurely, so we can get to know the village and its characters, which you have to…moreThis answer is 3 years too late, sorry. This book starts off pretty leisurely, so we can get to know the village and its characters, which you have to know to appreciate why things happen later on. The story really takes off when the Italians march in.

I had a 'false start' with this book: I gave up but returned to it a few months later and started over. I'm so glad I did. It's one of my all-time favorites.(less)
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