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De Bernières, Louis
De Bernières, Louis (1954– ), novelist, whose experiences working in a village in Colombia give colour to his trilogy, The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (1990), Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord (1991), and The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman (1992). These inventive and poetic works, set in a fictitious South American country, mingle elements of magic realism, eroticism, classical myth, philosophy, and political satire, while maintaining a strong narrative line. Captain Corelli's Mandolin (1994) is a historical romance which takes place during the Second World War on the vividly realized Greek island of Cephallonia during the German/Italian occupation. Set against the farcical brutalities of war, the novel mixes bizarre humour with a poignant spirit of optimism.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "De Bernières, Louis." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "De Bernières, Louis." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-DeBerniresLouis.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "De Bernières, Louis." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-DeBerniresLouis.html |
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