284- ] English Literature
Louis de Berniere
Louis
de Bernières is the author of eight critically acclaimed novels
and one collection of short stories. He was selected by Granta magazine as one
of the twenty Best of Young British Novelists in 1993. Captain Corelli’s
Mandolin (Vintage, 1994) was an international bestseller and won the
Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. A Partisan’s Daughter (Vintage, 2008) was
short-listed for the Costa Novel Award. His second collection of poetry, Of
Love and Desire, was published in 2016 (Harvill Secker). In November 2018, Harvill Secker published
Louis’ third collection of poetry, The Cat in the Treble Clef, which looks at
family and the connections we make through place, time, music and love. His
most recent book, Labels and Other Stories, was published by Harvill Secker in
April 2019. It features 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.
His
historical trilogy that began with The Dust That Falls From Dreams (Vintage,
2016) and continued with So Much Life Left Over (Vintage, 2019), was completed
in 2021 with The Autumn of the Ace (Vintage). The Mail on Sunday call de
Bernières ‘a single cherishable voice’.
Louis’
latest book, The Light Over Liskeard was published by Harvill Secker in October
of 2024.
As
of December 2024, you can find a graphic novel adaptation of the cult classic,
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, with illustrations from Arnaud Ribadeau Dumas
(Cyressa).
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