Where Captain Corelli Went Next ; Louis de Bernieres' Magical Novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin Brought Tourists Flocking to Its Enchanting Setting in Cephalonia. Will His Latest Book Do the Same for South-West Turkey?

Daily Mail › August 08, 2004

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A GOOD novel can promote tourism even more effectively than a glossy brochure. Cephalonia, once a relatively obscure Greek island, was transformed into a hot tourist destination as soon as Captain Corelli's Mandolin became a bestseller.

Tourist boards across the globe must have been hoping Louis de Bernieres' next big novel would be set in their patch.

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Where Captain Corelli Went Next ; Louis de Bernieres' Magical Novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin Brought Tourists Flocking to Its Enchanting Setting in Cephalonia. Will His Latest Book Do the Same for South-West Turkey?

As it transpires, de Bernieres has staged his latest, Birds Without Wings, in south-west Turkey, in Eskibahce - a village now called Kayakoy.

At first sight, this wouldn't seem to have the Turkish tour operators jumping for joy. It's hard to imagine Birds Without Wings inspiring an onslaught of visitors banging on hotel doors in Kayakoy: it's a ghost town.

In more than 600 pages, de Berni...

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