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Louis de Bernieres' first three novels are The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (Commonwealth Writers Prize, Best First Book Eurasia Region, 1991), Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord (Commonwealth Writers Prize, Best Book Eurasia Region, 1992), and The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman. He was selected as one of the Granta twenty Best of Young British Novelists in 1993. Captain Corelli's Mandolin won the Commonwealth Writers Prize Best Book, 1995. His most recent book is Birds Without Wings.
De Bernieres's debut novel is the delightfully funny tale about the battle between Dona Constanza and the locals in her village, after she diverts a river to fill her swimming pool. When troops of soldiers are called in by the Government to deal with them, the villages plan to flee to the mountains and start afresh. (Kirkus UK)
