Andric, Ivo

The Bridge Over the Drina

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ISBN 13:
9781860460586
author:
Andric, Ivo
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Harvill Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
1994
Pages:
314
Genre:
Modern fiction
Condition:
New
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£12.18

Description

The Bridge Over the Drina is a poignant novel by Ivo Andrić, set in the small Bosnian town of Visegrad. The stone bridge, built in the 16th century, serves as a silent witness to the complex and often fraught history of the region, spanning three centuries of conflict between the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires.

Through the lives of its inhabitants, Andrić chronicles the struggles of Catholics, Muslims, and Orthodox Christians to reconcile their disparate loyalties, all set against the backdrop of the bridge's enduring presence. From the tragic fate of a workman who tries to hinder its construction, to the desperate leap of a young woman seeking freedom, the bridge becomes a powerful symbol of the human experience.

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