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The Bridge Over the Drina

By Ivo Andric

The Bridge Over the Drina Contemporary literature

The Bridge Over the Drina

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Description
In the small Bosnian town of Visegrad the stone bridge of the novel's title, built in the sixteenth century on the instruction of a grand vezir, bears witness to three centuries of conflict. Visegrad has long been a bone of contention between the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires, but the bridge survives unscathed until 1914, when the collision of forces in the Balkans triggers the outbreak of World War I. The bridge spans generations, nationalities and creeds, silent testament to the lives played out on it. Radisav, a workman, tries to hinder its construction and is impaled alive on its highest point; beautiful Fata leaps from its parapet to escape an arranged marriage; Milan, inveterate gamble, risks all in one last game on it. With humour and compassion, Andric chronicles the lives of Catholics, Muslims and Orthodox Christians unable to reconcile their disparate loyalties.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
1994-04-05
Publication Date:
1994-04-05
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1860460585
ISBN13:
9781860460586
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
0
Weight:
343 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
217 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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