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…showed last 75 words of 2439 total…s, de Bernieres creates different threads that at the beginning are pondered separately, and only later the reader gradually observes a pattern emerging within these threads. By the time Corelli is introduced to us, the reader has been provided with a clear understanding of the fictional and historical context, the characters, the values and the central themes of the novel. This is the story of Captain Corelli, because all the threads derive from him.