Louis Bernieres strana 3 z 4

This is a great love story set in the tragedy of war. It is 1941. The Italian officer, Captain Corelli, falls in love with Pelagia, a young Greek girl. But Pelegia’s fiancé is fighting the Italian army… Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is now a film, starring Nicolas Cage.

It is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is ostracised by the locals, but as a conscientious but far from fanatical soldier, whose main aim is to have a peaceful war, he proves in time to be civilised, humorous – and a consummate musician.nnWhen the local doctor’s daughter’s letters to her fiancé – a member of the underground – go unanswered, the working of the eternal triangle seems inevitable. But can this fragile love survive as a war of bestial savagery gets closer and the lines are drawn between invader and defender?

Příběh o lásce, cti a pomstě, jenž je neobyčejně vtipný a zároveň hluboce tragický, zdařile absurdní ve stylu Hellerovy HLAVY XXII, uměřeně sentimentální a laskavý, ale v popisech italského tažení až bezděčně naturalistický. Tento román získal Cenu spisovatelů Britského společenství za nejlepší knihu roku 1995 euroasijského regionu.

Na svojráznom Iónskom ostrove býva doktor Jannis, miestny lekár samouk, so svojou na tie časy nekonvenčne vychovanou dcérou Pelagiou. Je obdobie druhej svetovej vojny a doktor sa usiluje napísať objektívne dejiny ostrova. Jednotlivé etapy vojny a jej následky sa odzrkadľujú na živote ostrovanov. Na ostrov prídu talianski okupanti, ktorí sa viac-menej zžijú s miestnym obyvateľstvom. Toto dianie zasahuje najmä Pelagiu. Zamiluje sa do talianskeho okupanta, dôstojníka a hudobníka, ktorý býva v ich dome, kapitána Antonia Corelliho. Knihu preložila Oľga Kralovičová

V roce 1941 idylický řecký ostrov Kefallénie okupovali Italové. Mezi nimi je i kapitán Antonio Corelli, člověk kultivovaný a vtipný, navíc skvělý mandolinista. Shodou okolností je nakvartýrován do rodiny doktora Jannise, jehož dcera Pelagia je sice od počátku rozhodnutá charismatického a bezelstného Itala nenávidět, nakonec si ho ale proti své vůli zamiluje. To by bylo v pořádku, kdyby za a) neměla snoubence u řeckých komunistických partyzánů a za b) kapitán nebyl – alespoň oficiálně – nepřítel…

Of Love and Desire is a rich collection of love poems from Louis de Bernieres, written over a lifetime, and capturing its many forms - from rapture, infatuation, urgency, to sorrow, heartache and disillusion. Poetry was de Bernieres' first and greatest literary love, a passion evident in the musicality and emotion of his poems, which are full of stories and the truth of lived experience. This, his second collection, bears the mark of many influences, from the classical Persian poets, to Neruda, to Quintus Smyrnaeus, to Brian Patten. Beautifully illustrated by Donald Sammut, this is an indispensable companion on the lover's journey.

A return to the epic romance, heroism, history and warm and eccentric cast of characters that made CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN such an extraordinary hit (2.5 million copies sold). In the brief golden years before the outbreak of World War I, Rosie McCosh and her three very different sisters are growing up in an eccentric household in Kent, with their neighbours the Pitt boys on one side and the Pendennis boys on the other. But their days of childhood adventure are shadowed by the approach of the conflict that will engulf them on the cusp of adulthood. When the boys end up scattered along the Western Front, Rosie is left confused by her love for two young men - one an infantry soldier and one a flying ace. Can she, and her sisters, build new lives out of the opportunities and devastations that follow the Great War?

From the author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, the spellbinding story of a young boy and his dog adventuring through the outback. When a family tragedy means Mick is sent to the outback to live with his Granpa, it looks as if he has a lonely life ahead of him. The cattle station is a tough place for a child, where nature is brutal and the men must work hard in the heat and dust. However, after a cyclone hits, things change for Mick. Exploring the floodwaters, he finds a lost puppy covered in mud and half-drowned. Mick and his dog immediately become inseparable as they take on the adventures offered by their unusual home, and the business of growing up, together. In this charming prequel to the much-loved Red Dog, Louis de Bernieres tells the moving story of a young boy and his Granpa, and the charismatic and entertaining dog who so many readers hold close to their hearts. With illustrations by Alan Baker.

'Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides'. It is 1941 and Captain Antonio Corelli, a young Italian officer, is posted to the Greek island of Cephallonia as part of the occupying forces. At first he is ostracised by the locals, but as a conscientious but far from fanatical soldier, whose main aim is to have a peaceful war, he proves in time to be civilised, humorous - and a consummate musician. When the local doctor's daughter's letters to her fiance - a member of the underground - go unanswered, the working of the eternal triangle seems inevitable. But can this fragile love survive as a war of bestial savagery gets closer and the lines are drawn between invader and defender?

When a family tragedy means Mick is sent to the outback to live with his Granpa, it looks as if he has a lonely life ahead of him. The cattle station is a tough place for a child, where nature is brutal and the men must work hard in the heat and dust. However, after a cyclone hits, things change for Mick. Exploring the floodwaters, he finds a lost puppy covered in mud and half-drowned. Mick and his dog immediately become inseparable as they take on the adventures offered by their unusual home, and the business of growing up, together. In this charming prequel to the much-loved Red Dog, Louis de Bernieres tells the moving story of a young boy and his Granpa, and the charismatic and entertaining dog who so many readers hold close to their hearts.

Rosie and Daniel have moved to Ceylon with their little daughter to start a new life at the dawn of the 1920s, attempting to put the trauma of the First World War behind them, and to rekindle a marriage that gets colder every day. However, even in the lush plantation hills it is hard for them to escape the ties of home and the yearning for fulfilment that threatens their marriage. Back in England, Rosie's three sisters are dealing with different challenges in their searches for family, purpose and happiness. These are precarious times, and they find themselves using unconventional means to achieve their desires. Around them the world is changing, and when Daniel finds himself in Germany he witnesses events taking a dark and forbidding turn. By turns humorous and tragic, gripping and touching, So Much Life Left Overfollows a cast of unique and captivating characters as they navigate the extraordinary interwar years both in England and abroad.

Returning from life as a fighter pilot in the First World War, Daniel is struggling to put the trauma of the Western Front behind him. As the 1920s dawn, he and his wife Rosie move to a tea plantation in Ceylon with their small daughter to make a fresh start. Yet navigating their new world could test their marriage to its limits. Back in England, Rosie's sisters are dealing with impossible challenges in their searches for family, purpose and happiness. These are precarious times, and taking unconventional means may be the only way to get what they want. Around them the world changes, and events in Germany take a dark and forbidding turn. And soon there is no going back...

Louis de Bernieres is one of our most treasured writers and these stories show his imaginative range and unique storytelling power. The collection includes 'Gunter Weber's Confession' which revisits characters from Captain Corelli. Full of wit, warmth and charm, Louis de Bernieres' Labels and Other Storiesfeatures tales from throughout his career as a masterful storyteller and transports us around the globe, from the London Underground to Turkish ruins to the banks of the Amazon. De Bernieres' unlikely and unforgettable heroes are found collecting luxury tinned cat-food labels, posting fish to the President, falling in love with dolphin deities and dining with Brazilian street thieves. And in 'Gunter Weber's Confession', we return once more to the Greek island of Captain Corelli's Mandolinand its much-loved characters. In this worldly and entertaining collection of stories, we are equally enchanted by familiar and fantastical occurrences, by de Bernieres' wry sense of humour and powerful imagination.

Transporting us to all corners of the globe, the tales in Louis de Bernieres' worldly and entertaining collection Labels and Other Stories feature a cast of unlikely and unforgettable heroes who can be found collecting luxury tinned cat-food labels, posting fish to the President, falling in love with dolphin deities and dining with Brazilian street thieves. And in 'Gunter Weber's Confession', we return once more to the Greek island of Captain Corelli's Mandolin and its much-loved characters. Full of wit, charm and warmth, Labels and Other Stories shows the imaginative range and unique storytelling power of one of our msot treasured writers.

Jeden Francouz kdysi před Louisem de Bernieresem prohlásil, že Anglie je nejexotičtější zemí Evropy, a dodal, že je to „ohromný blázinec“. Bernieres ve své nové sbírce Generálova šťastná smrt vzpomíná na surreyskou vesničku, kde v šedesátých a sedmdesátých letech vyrůstal. Jako pravý romanopisec se ovšem nedokáže úplně držet pravdy, a tak nám vypráví příběhy ze zaniklé Anglie, kde se dáma mohla oblékat do pumpek jako chlap a brokovnicí střílet veverky, penzionovaný generál tam mohl chodit nahý a lidem třeba připadalo úplně normální svěřovat se pavoukovi, který žije v zahradní kůlně. „Británie je opravdu jeden velký blázinec. Je to jeden z rysů, který nás odlišuje od ostatních národů. Máme velmi pružnou představu o tom, co je normální. Jsme v některých ohledech zkostnatělí a formální, ale věříme v právo na výstřednost, pokud jsou ty výstřednosti dost velké. K těm malým nejsme zdaleka tak tolerantní. Běda vám, když držíte špatně nůž, ale je vám přáno, pokud nosíte bederní roušku a žijete na stromě.“ Louis de Bernieres

Louis de Bernieres is the master of historical fiction which makes you both laugh and cry. This book follows an unforgettable family after the Second World War. Daniel Pitt was an RAF fighter in the First World War and an espionage agent for the SOE in the Second. Now the conflicts he faces are closer to home. Daniel's marriage has fractured beyond repair and Daniel's relationship with his son, Bertie, has been a failure since Bertie was a small boy. But after his brother Archie's death, Daniel is keen for new perspectives. He first travels to Peshawar to bury Archie in the place he loved best, and then finds himself in Canada, avoiding his family and friends back in England. But some bonds are hard to break. Daniel and Bertie's different experiences of war, although devastating, also bring with them the opportunity for the two to reconnect. If only they can find a way to move on from the past. Louis de Bernieres' new novel is a moving account of an extraordinary life in extraordinary times. Daniel is a flawed but captivating hero, and this coming-of-old-age story illuminates both the effect of two World Wars on a generation and the irrepressible spirit and love that can connect people despite great obstacles.