books by Louis De Bernieres     books:       Birds Without Wings Louis De Bernieres Vintage, 2005             Birds Without Wings31 reviews Louis De Bernieres Knopf, 2004 Is Louis de Bernieres married? If not, do you think he would consider marrying me? Or, if he is already married, I'd be glad to be his concubine. His prose is so heart-stirringly beautiful that it hurts. I could almost not stand knowing that this book was going to end, which is no mean feat when you consider that the eventual death of the town beauty is revealed in the beginning of the story, removing any sort of dramatic ...             Birds Without Wings43 reviews Louis De Bernieres Vintage, 2005 One of the Best Books I've Ever Read. I don't know why I would ever care or be interested in a little Turkish village on the cusp of WWI - but De Bernieres made me care! He created a story I couldn't wait to get back to reading every night. His characters were well constructed and everything about his writing was wonderful; his descriptions, pacing, plot development - you know a great writer when you read one. The themes in the ...             A Partisan's Daughter6 reviews Louis De Bernieres Knopf, 2008 Like watching a tennis match Disaffected husband Christian is finally driven to seek a street-walker for relief. The encounter proves entirely unfulfilling, since the young woman he attempts to pick up declares otherwise. Roza, however, perceiving his confusion and embarrassment, decides he's harmless and invites him to return - on a platonic basis. The invitation leads Chris to becoming an adoring recipient of Roza's ...             The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts35 reviews Louis de Bernieres Vintage, 1998 Part 1 of a Wild Ride Holy Cow!! What a riot. My wife had to threaten me with ... (something bad) to keep me from constantly reading passages out loud to her. I did like this one more than the other two but I really think that is because I already knew what to expect when I started the others. All three are *****. This is a riotous commentary on South American government/military/society. It is extremely readable and ...             Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord21 reviews Louis De Bernieres Vintage, 1998 Part 2 of a Wild Ride The hilarity continues. This trilogy starts with "The War of don Emmanuel's Nether Parts" and after Senor Vivo continues with "The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman". Be sure to read them in order! Oh how I love the cats, and I'm NOT a cat person! This blend of fact, fiction, magical realism and social commentary is marvelously mixed with larger than life characters. The book's ...             Corelli's Mandolin: A Novel399 reviews Louis De Bernieres Vintage, 1995 Captain Corelli's Mandolin...Bernieres' masterpiece An unique love/war story. This is my favorite of the two De Bernieres' novels I own; the other being 'Birds without Wings', which is excellent, but just not my first choice. The novel is set in Greece during the Nazi/Italian occupation during WW II . It's a tale of the hardships during occupation, the Greek resistance and an developing relationship that begins between one of the Italian ...             Corelli's Mandolin Louis De Bernieres Random House, 2001 The island of Cephallonia, Italy must deal with the Axis invasion and occupation during World War II. Among the newcomers is charming, mandolin-playing Cpt. Corelli.             The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman11 reviews Louis De Bernieres Vintage, 1993 Clerical challenges A melange of light fantasy with history can provide entertaining reading. In hands of an innovative stylist like de Bernieres, the read is far more - "invigorating" becomes a soft term. His facile style and comprehensive imagination produces a story of limitless value. While steeped in the real world, he introduces a new version of what has been termed "magical reality". Events have a ...             Red Dog21 reviews Louis De Bernieres Pantheon, 2001 Rusty the rover We consider Canis familiaris a "domestic breed", but there are some dogs who cannot abide constant human contact. A brief contact, particularly for meals or temporary shelter is enough. Then, it's off again on a fresh exploration or hunt. Such a dog was the rust-coloured kelpie living in Western Australia's Pilbara mining territory. Known as "Red Dog" for obvious reasons, this animal moved ...             Birds Without Wings, A Novel Louis De Bernieres, 2004 Birds without wings Louis De Bernieres             The Way of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts, Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord and The Troublesome Offspring of ... Louis de Bernieres Vintage, 1998             Captain Corelli's Mandolin7 reviews Louis de Bernieres Penguin, 2001 One of the best books I have read this year Yes, the storyline is clichéd. You have a loving couple which got separated when the male was called upon to fight the war. The couple got reunited after the war and they lived happily ever after. Sounds predictable? Probably, but the treatment of the subject matter makes the novel anything but boring. Credit goes to the skilful craft of the author Louis de Bernieres, whose style of witticism, ...             O Bandolim De Corelli Louis De Bernieres, 1994 This is a romance novel.             New Life (Hesperus Classics)2 reviews Dante Alighieri Hesperus Press, 2003 What has never been written of any other woman Genuine romance and passion is missing from most books, either fiction or nonfiction, and I don't think I've ever come across both in such quantity as there is in "La Vita Nuova" (translation: The New Life), the unsung masterpiece of poet Dante Alighieri (who wrote the classic Divina Comedia). 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