Author: de'Bernieres, Louis Title: Captain Corelli's Mandolin Subject: WW II in Greece / Satire Rank (out of 10): 9 Year Read: 2000 Recommended By: Traveler in Australia My Comments: A funny story about trajedy, love, war and stupid political leaders. Does a good job of poking fun at the Italian war efforts. A satire of sorts. Official Reviews: chapters.indigo Review It is the salad days of the Second World War and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is serving out his time as part of the occupying forces on the Greek island of Cephallonia. While the war is raging, things seem awkwardly serene from his agreeable posting, as Corelli is a kind, conscientious man who wants nothing more than peaceful war. A consummate musician, he passes time plucking his mandolin and courting the daughter of a local daughter. Just as their love begins to bloom, the intensity of the war is turned up, bringing the savagery within a heartbeat of the island. Captain Corelli's Mandolin has the flowing quality of a great composition and displays the acute narrative sense of history's finest writers.