Title: The three-arched bridge /
Authors: Kadare, Ismail; Hodgson, John; Hodgson, John, 1951-
Publisher: Arcade Publishing,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Bridges Albania Design and construction Fiction.; Albania History Fiction.
Abstract: A bridge under construction in 14th Century Albania is secretly sabotaged by ferry men who are afraid of being made redundant. Officially they blame a prophecy that no bridge will stand over the river without human sacrifice to the water spirits. So the builders immure a villager and the bridge gets built. A Balkan parable by the author of The Pyramid.