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ⓘ About Louis de Bernieres
Louis de Bernieres is a bestselling British author famously known for his 4th novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin published in 1994 and which won the author Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Best Book. The novel was later shortlisted for the 1994 Sunday Express Book of the Year and has been translated into over eleven languages, and it is also an international bestseller. Bernieres was selected as one of the “Twenty Best of Young British Novelists” which was a part of a promotion in Granta Magazine in 1993. In 2008, the De Montfort University awarded Bernieres an Honorary Doctorate by the same institution which he schooled when it was Leicester Polytechnic. The author was born near Woolwich, London in 1954 and spent his childhood years in Surrey.
All Book Series by Louis de Bernieres
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1990
The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 1992
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Louis de Bernieres?
Louis de Bernieres is a bestselling British author famously known for his 4th novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin published in 1994 and which won the author Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Best Book. The novel was later shortlisted for the 1994 Sunday Express Book of the Year and has been translated into over eleven languages, and it is also an international bestseller. Bernieres was selected as one of the “Twenty Best of Young British Novelists” which was a part of a promotion in Granta Magazine in 1993.
Which Louis de Bernieres series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Latin American Trilogy series, the earliest of Louis de Bernieres's multi-book series: it opens with The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (1990) and runs to 3 books across 1990–1992, ending with The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman (1992). Louis de Bernieres's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Louis de Bernieres written?
Louis de Bernieres has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1990 and 2023. 8 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being The Dust That Falls from Dreams series with 3 books — and 19 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Louis de Bernieres's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Louis de Bernieres's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Latin American Trilogy (1990–1992, 3 books), Dog (1999–2016, 2 books) and The Dust That Falls from Dreams (2015–2021, 3 books).
How are Louis de Bernieres's books organised into series?
This guide splits Louis de Bernieres's 27 books into 3 named series and 19 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Dust That Falls from Dreams (3 books, 2015–2021); Latin American Trilogy (3 books, 1990–1992); Dog (2 books, 1999–2016).