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Books Like Corelli's Mandolin

by Louis de Bernieres · about this book

Loved Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres? If its island, world war ii and historical fiction hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, The Nightingale and All the Light We Cannot See. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Corelli's Mandolin: Island · World War II · Historical Fiction · Multiple POV · War and Its Aftermath

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   A Constellation of Vital Phenomena

   Anthony Marra

   War and Its Aftermath · War Atrocities · Tragic · War Zone · Omniscient Narrator

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   The Nightingale

   Kristin Hannah

   World War II · War and Its Aftermath · War Atrocities · War Zone · Tragic

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   All the Light We Cannot See

   Anthony Doerr

   World War II · War Zone · Tragic · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction

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   The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur

   Lev Grossman

   War and Its Aftermath · Ensemble Cast · Omniscient Narrator · Bittersweet · Soldiers and Warfare

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   The Bronze Horseman

   Paullina Simons

   World War II · War Zone · Tragic · Love Triangle · Historical Fiction

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   Winter of the World

   Ken Follett

   World War II · War Atrocities · War Zone · Ensemble Cast · Historical Fiction

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   Gone with the Wind

   Margaret Mitchell

   War and Its Aftermath · Love Triangle · Tragic · Omniscient Narrator · Historical Fiction

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   The Return of the King

   John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

   War Zone · Omniscient Narrator · Ensemble Cast · Bittersweet · Soldiers and Warfare

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   The Last Rose of Shanghai

   Weina Dai Randel

   World War II · War Atrocities · War and Its Aftermath · Historical Fiction · Bittersweet

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    Atonement

    Ian McEwan

    World War II · Tragic · War Zone · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction

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11. 

    Life After Life

    Kate Atkinson

    World War II · War Zone · War and Its Aftermath · Historical Fiction · Bittersweet

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    The Kingdoms

    Natasha Pulley

    Island · Historical Fiction · Bittersweet · Soldiers and Warfare · Literary Fiction

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    A Tale of Two Cities

    Charles Dickens

    Tragic · Historical Fiction · Omniscient Narrator · Literary Fiction · Ensemble Cast

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    Memoirs of a Geisha

    Arthur Golden

    Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · World War II · Bittersweet · Lyrical Prose

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    Pachinko

    Min Jin Lee

    World War II · Omniscient Narrator · Historical Fiction · Bittersweet · Literary Fiction

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    The Return of the King

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    War and Its Aftermath · Omniscient Narrator · Ensemble Cast · Bittersweet · Soldiers and Warfare

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    Matterhorn

    Karl Marlantes

    Tragic · War and Its Aftermath · Historical Fiction · War Zone · Ensemble Cast

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18. 

    The Song of Achilles

    Madeline Miller

    Tragic · War Zone · Literary Fiction · Historical Fiction · Soldiers and Warfare

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19. 

    Ruthless Vows

    Rebecca Ross

    War Zone · War and Its Aftermath · Soldiers and Warfare · Bittersweet · Lyrical Prose

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    The Dragon Republic

    R. F. Kuang

    War Atrocities · War and Its Aftermath · War Zone · Tragic · Friendship and Betrayal

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