Will only move when a cigarette is inserted into his nostril!) The (My favorite humorous bit is about the camel that has become soĪddicted to cigarette smoke from walking behind his master that it Tantalizingly hinted at throughout the book, and her ugly but happierįriend Drosoula, who becomes the mother of Mandras who we met inĬaptain Corelli's Mandolin, in Cephalonia after her exile. Most of the war, and who is destined for an early death which is There is also the beautiful Philothei, who is Greek andīetrothed to a Muslim goatherd, who is away from her fighting for
There is Yusuf the Tall, whoįorces his son to kill his pregnant daughter, there is Lydia theīarren, praying for a child, Iskander the Potter, who makesīird-whistles and vases and whose son is one of the main Reader enormous insight into the lives of the people in the village,Īnd are told with humor and pathos.
Of the tales of the characters are little vignettes which give the Offer their respects to the Virgin - just to hedge their bets. for example, most of the women pray not only to Allah but also Side by side, having developed their own ways of dealing with things Muslims, but on the whole the village lives and works harmoniously In an ethnically mixed population there is aĬertain amount of mistrust, especially between Christians and The story is set mostly in a small village in southwesternĪnatolia, where we meet a range of colorful characters who make up Incorporate a fascinating and immense history lesson with sharpĬlose-ups of personalities and situations never ceases to amaze Reflects the disintegration of a community. The disjointed (but nonetheless easy to follow) narrative Population, and in first person chunks, including memories of Mustafa Kemal, whose misplaced nationalism wreaks havoc on the Narrative, which is told in short chapters both in the third person,ĭescribing, for example, the rise of the politician and soldier The Ottoman empire is the political focus of the People against the sweep of political events, looking at how theĪctions of militia and politicians affects the lives of innocentĬivilians. Though, this novel sets the personal, detailed lives of everyday Like the hugely successful Captain Corelli, To Captain Corelli's Mandolin is not just longer, it is broader and I couldn't put this book down - and when a book is this Switch off the phone, make a pot of tea and settle down for a good
Louis de Bernieres Birds Without Wings Reviewed by Serena Trowbridgeĭe Bernières Knopf/Random House US Hardback First Edition ISBN: 8-5 556 Pages $25.95 Publication Date: 08-04-2004 Date Reviewed: 20th September 2004 Reviewed by: Serena Trowbridge © 2004
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