"Captain Corelli's Mandolin" is the title of a 1994 book written by Louis de Bernières and published by Secker & Warburg. The work is an immersive historical war fiction where an Italian army captain's ability to play the mandolin is highlighted. The storyline is set on the Greek isle of Cephalonia during the Italian occupation of World War II and the book follows a panoply of unforgettable character: the beautiful Pelagia, her father the doctor, Mandras the rebel, Carlo the soldier, Captain Antonio Corelli, and several others. Each one has his or her own beautiful, heartbreaking, and emotional arc. To fully understand the novel in its entirety, each arc which is truly essential to the overall story has to be properly understood.

With Captain Corelli, he is an enigmatic young Italian officer who is posted to an idyllic Greek island as part of the Axis occupying forces. Shunned by the locals at first, he proves to be civilised, humorous – and a consummate musician. The

clever captain is soon thrown together with Dr. Iannis's strong-willed and beautiful daughter, Pelagia. She discovers all of the complexities of love, and how it can blossom in a number of unexpected and profound way. Notwithstanding all the hardships that the people face, the novel ends on a happy note.

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