Louis de Bernières (born 8 December 1954) is a British novelist most famous for his fourth novel, Captain Corelli's Mandolin. In 1993 de Bernières was selected as one of the "20 Best of Young British Novelists", part of a promotion in Granta magazine. Captain Corelli's Mandolin was published in the following year, winning the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book. It was also shortlisted for the 1994 Sunday Express Book of the Year. It has been translated into over 11 languages and is an international bestseller.
Awards: Nibbies (1998) see all
Genres: Literary Fiction, Historical
Series
Latin American Trilogy
1. The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (1990)
2. Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord (1991)
3. The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman (1992)
1. The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (1990)
2. Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord (1991)
3. The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman (1992)
Daniel Pitt Trilogy
1. The Dust that Falls from Dreams (2015)
2. So Much Life Left Over (2018)
3. The Autumn of the Ace (2020)
1. The Dust that Falls from Dreams (2015)
2. So Much Life Left Over (2018)
3. The Autumn of the Ace (2020)
Novels
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (1994)
aka Corelli's Mandolin
Birds Without Wings (2004)
A Partisan's Daughter (2008)
Light Over Liskeard (2023)
aka Corelli's Mandolin
Birds Without Wings (2004)
A Partisan's Daughter (2008)
Light Over Liskeard (2023)
Collections
Notwithstanding (2009)
Imagining Alexandria (poems) (2013)
Of Love And Desire (poems) (2016)
The Cat in the Treble Clef (poems) (2018)
Labels and Other Stories (2019)
Imagining Alexandria (poems) (2013)
Of Love And Desire (poems) (2016)
The Cat in the Treble Clef (poems) (2018)
Labels and Other Stories (2019)
Novellas and Short Stories
Labels (1993)
A Day Out for Mehmet Erbil (1999)
Gunter Weber's Confession (2001)
The Death of Miss Agatha Feakes (2011)
The Girt Pike (2011)
Talking to George (2011)
Station Jim (2019)
A Day Out for Mehmet Erbil (1999)
Gunter Weber's Confession (2001)
The Death of Miss Agatha Feakes (2011)
The Girt Pike (2011)
Talking to George (2011)
Station Jim (2019)
Plays show
Books containing stories by Louis de Bernières
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