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  • Published: 11 April 2019
  • ISBN: 9781473547926
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 208

Labels and Other Stories





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.

Transporting us to all corners of the globe, the tales in Louis de Bernières’ 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.

  • Published: 11 April 2019
  • ISBN: 9781473547926
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 208

About the author

Louis de Bernieres

Louis de Bernières is the bestselling author of Captain Corellis Mandolin, which won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Best Book in 1995. His most recent books are So Much Life Left Over and The Dust That Falls From Dreams, the short story collection Labels and the poetry collection The Cat in the Treble Clef.

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Praise for Labels and Other Stories

De Bernieres is a singular, cherishable voice

Mail on Sunday

De Bernieres is a generous storyteller

Daily Telegraph
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