![]() ![]() It revolves around the Mehmed Paa Sokolovi Bridge in Viegrad, which spans the Drina River and stands as a silent witness to history from its construction by the Ottomans in the mid-16th century until its partial destruction during World War I. ![]() War finally destroys the span, and with it the last descendant of that family to which the Grand Vezir confided the care of his pious bequest - the bridge. The Bridge on the Drina is a historical novel by the Yugoslav writer Ivo Andri. Spanning generations, nationalities, and creeds, the bridge stands witness to the countless lives played out upon it: Radisav, the workman, who tries to hinder its construction and is impaled on its highest point to the lovely Fata, who throws herself from its parapet to escape a loveless marriage to Milan, the gambler, who risks everything in one last game on the bridge with the devil his opponent to Fedun, the young soldier, who pays for a moment of spring forgetfulness with his life. A vivid depiction of the suffering history has imposed upon the people of Bosnia from the late sixteenth century to the beginning of World War I, The Bridge on the Drina earned Andric the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961.Ī great stone bridge built three centuries ago in the heart of the Balkans by a Grand Vezir of the Ottoman Empire dominates the setting of Ivo Andric's novel. Everyman’s Library, 25 (456p) ISBN 978-0-5933-2022-8 This classic from Nobel laureate Andri (18921975), first published in. The Bridge on the Drina (Phoenix Fiction): Andric, Ivo, McNeill, William H., Edwards, Lovett F.: 9780226020457: : Books Books Literature & Fiction Contemporary Enjoy fast, FREE delivery, exclusive deals and award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime Try Prime and start saving today with Fast, FREE Delivery Buy new: 14. ![]()
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