False notes from Corelli's Mandolin
This book had to be written. Louis de Bernieres unbelievable lies and historical distortions about the Greek resistance to the fascist - Nazi invaders of their fatherland in World War II, featured in his novel Captains Corelli's Mandolin, could not have been left unanswered. He was badly mistaken if he ever thought otherwise.
Although de Bernieres claim to consider Greece his "homeland" , he seems to have no respect at all for her people. On the contrary, with his book he has denigrated and offended them by bringing discredit upon what they feel to be the proudest moments in their history: their heroic struggle to keep their country free.
Those who felt attacked in what they hold most dear had every right to defended themselves. False Notes from Corelli's Mandolin was written in self - defence. Its readers will not fail to realize how repulsive those false notes really are.