description: The Bridge on the Drina is a vivid depiction of the suffering history has imposed upon the people of Bosnia from the late 16th century to the beginning of World War I. As we seek to make sense of the current nightmare in this region, this remarkable, timely book serves as a reliable guide to its people and history."No better introduction to the study of Balkan and Ottoman history exists, nor do I know of any work of fiction that more persuasively introduces the reader to a civilization other than our own. It is an intellectual and emotional adventure to encounter the Ottoman world through Andric's pages in its grandiose beginning and at its tottering finale. It is, in short, a marvelous work, a masterpiece, and very much sui generis . . . . Andric's sensitive portrait of social change in distant Bosnia has revelatory force."—William H. McNeill, from the introduction"The dreadful events occurring in Sarajevo over the past several months turn my mind to a remarkable historical novel from the land we used to call Yugoslavia, Ivo Andric's The Bridge on the Drina ."—John M. Mohan, Des Moines Sunday RegisterBorn in Bosnia, Ivo Andric (1892-1975) was a distinguished diplomat and novelist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961. His books include The Damned And Other Stories , and The Days of the Consuls .
language: English
title: The Bridge on the Drina
titlecomplete: The Bridge on the Drina
characters: Radisav, Alihodja Mutevelić, Fata Avdagina, Fehim Bhatijarević, Shemsibeg Branković, Arif Beg, Nikola Glasičanin, Karađorđe Petrović, Mula Ibrahim, Abidaga, Pop Nikola, Zorka, Lotte Apfelmaier, Osman Effendi Karamanli, Franz Ferdinand, the man from Plvelje, Janko Stiković, Milan Glasinčanin, Gregor Fedun, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha
genres: 20th Century, Historical Fiction, Nobel Prize, Historical, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classics, War, Fiction
ratings_count: 20191
places: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ottoman Empire, Balkans, Bosnia
series: Bosnian Trilogy
awards: awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Premio Euskadi de Literatura
category: Traduccion
publisher: Signet Classics