The Bridge on the Drina (A Phoenix Book ; P746)
Centered on the bridge over the Drina at Višegrad, this sweeping novel follows the town's history from the sixteenth century to the First World War. The bridge serves as a witness to imperial change, religious and ethnic coexistence, and the rhythms of everyday life.
Work Information
A single bridge watches over a town's memory and history for centuries.
"The Bridge on the Drina" looks at town life, changing rule, and the shifting shape of a community through a single bridge. Against the sweep of history, it is sustained by accumulated daily details and voices, giving the novel a deep sense of lived time.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Univ of Chicago Pr
- Published
- 1977-08-15
- Pages
- 314 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 20.07 x 13.46 x 2.03 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780226020457
- ISBN-10
- 9780226020457
- Price
- 3248 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Contemporary
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 Register Born 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 Yard: And Other Stories , and The Days of the Consuls .
Reviews
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Simly outstandig. One of the best books i have reed.
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It is written in such an eloquent way, it feels like I'm living it through. Especially first quarter of the book, it is truly heart wrenching! Highly recommended.
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This masterpiece and Nobel Prize winner written by Ex Yugoslavian author Ivo Andric is one of the best literary works written and can be compared with novels written by the world most renewed authors.He demonstrated exceptional quality of story telling and obviously admirable amount of historical research done in order to write this novel which cover four hundred years of life in city of Višegard including legends about building bridge across river Drina and legends which include people who lived in Višegrad but bridge has central importance of story. Novel is starting during 16th Century and introduction of Ottoman Empire and their rule over this part of world.The Bridge on Drina , also title of the book and center of the story was built as a legacy of Grand Vezir Mehmed Paša Sokolović who served under three sultans and oversees the Ottoman Empire's expansion into Central Europe. He was born in a Serbian/orthodox family in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a village near city of Višegrad. Grand Vezir Mehmed Paša Sokolovic was taken as one of the many Christians boys as part of “tax in blood“ to Turkey. He never forgot where he was born and in his memory survived a clear picture of Drina and how he was taken by Turks. Further in the novel Ivo Andrić describes complicated lives of Bosnian people challenged by religious and cultural difference and at the same time during big natural disasters united by their mutual grief. In the book he describes the political influence of Serbia on people in Bosnia as the city of Višegrad is bordering Serbia. As story progress is described end of Ottoman empire and story of withdrawal Turks from Bosnia ,Austro Ugarska occupation and rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina, their influence on culture and life in region which slowly dominated above Ottoman legacy in area which was built for hundreds of years. If you ever wonder how people in Bosnia and Herzegovina live together regardless of their religious difference , ethnicity and war challenges and if you want to understand these people then this historical novel is a must read.
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Amazing book written by Serbian Nobel prize winner
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A lifetime read . Creativity the author had earned him a place in the company of the masters like Cervantes ,Dostoyevsky , Tolstoy , Thomas Mann, James Joyce , Marquez and George Perec .