The bridge comes about when a kidnapped tenyearold christian boy grows up to be grand vezir and, recalling the misery of a ferry crossing, commissions a stone bridge. Its centrepiece is the bridge itself, a long low white brick structure constructed by the ottomans, and almost a thousand years of history washes over the bridge until the book ends with the outbreak of world war i in 1914. The bridge on the drina first published in serbocroat in 1945 is not really a novel in the usual sense. Outside of bosnia and serbia, the rivers plays a role in some nationalist circles within bulgaria. The bridge on the drina book vancouver public library. It tells the story of a bridge built in visegrad that linked disparate communities from the east and west. Acknowledged author ivo andric wrote the bridge on the drina comprising 314 pages back in 1959. Born in bosnia, ivo andric 18921975 was a distinguished diplomat and novelist. Visegrad and the mehmed pasa sokolovic bridge are real places the bridge is a unesco world heritage site and andrics history is true. No better introduction to the study of balkan and ottoman history exists, nor. The bridge on the drina by ivo andric translated from the serbocroat by lovett f.
The bridge on the drina is a 1945 historical fiction novel by ivo andric, translated from serbocroat by lovett f. The bridge on the drina is a beautiful, white structure spanning a fastflowing green ribbon of water. The book tells of anecdotes of the people of the area from being occupied by the ottomans to the austrohungarian empire showing perspectives of christian and muslims within the area. Create free account to access unlimited books, fast download and ads free. While much is made of the contrast between the enduring stone of the bridge and the ephemeral lives of the people who lived by it, what andric offers is something more. This is an extraordinary novel, a true epic of 400 years of bosnian history. The bridge on the drina is a historical novel andric had been yugoslavia in 1961, andric was awarded the nobel prize in literature a young serb construction.
The bridge on the drina by ivo andric librarything. Aug 15, 1977 description 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, the bridge on the drina was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1961. The bridge on the drina andric, ivo 9780226020457 hpb. We will write a custom essay on the bridge on the drina a book by ivo andric specifically for you. Since then the bridge on the drina textbook was available to sell back to booksrun online for the top buyback price or rent at the marketplace. The bridge on the drina a book by ivo andric 1168 words. The bridge on the drina is a vivid depiction of the suffering history has imposed upon the people of bosnia from the. Pdf bridge on the drina download full ebooks for free. The bridge s builder is a serbian who was kidnapped as a boy by the ottomans and converted to islam.
The novel examines select people across three and a half centuries whose lives revolve around the bridge. Its unusual and delightful how this really is the story of the bridge on the drina, rather than of any of. The bridge on the drina na drini cuprija, written during world war ii, was published in 1945. 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. In high school, one saturday, i started reading a book by the yugoslav novelist ivo andric. Bridge on the drina by ivo andric 9780226020457 paperback. The bridge on the drina brilliantly illuminates the lives that swirl around the majestic stone arches, spanning generations, nationalities, and creeds. Reading like a series of folk tales, andric tells of the social history of the people of a small town in bosnia through the almost 400 year history of the bridge the turks built there between 1566 and 1571. It revolves around the mehmed pasa sokolovic bridge in visegrad, which spans the drina river and stands as a silent witness to history from its construction by the ottomans in the mid16th century until its partial destruction during world war i. The bridge on the drina phoenix fiction 0226020452 by.
The bridge on the drina is a novel or more accurately, perhaps, a cross between a novel and a series of short stories woven around the unifying subject of that bridge. The bridge on the drina 9788673468198 by ivo andric and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The book takes you through a historical journey starting from construction plans to build the bridge and ending in the summer of 1914, when it was bombarded by the austrians after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand by a bosnian serb student in sarajevo. Visegrad has long been a bone of contention between the ottoman and austrohungarian empires, but the bridge. He was a distinguished diplomat and novelist, and was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1961. 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. 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. The bridge on the drina summary and study guide supersummary. The bridge on the drina is a narrative of a beautiful stone bridge built during the ottoman empire in visegrad, bosnia, which survived numerous conflicts until when the first world war began. More items to explore page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1.
The bridge on the drina book by ivo andric 4 available. Bridge on the drina earned ivo andric the nobel prize for literature in 1961. As we seek to make sense of the current nightmare in this region, this remarkable, timely book serves as a reliable guide to its. We cannot guarantee that the bridge on the drina book is in the. Those of you who want to look into the labyrinth of balkan history will find this book very useful. The bridge on the drina, by the nobel laureate, ivo andric. 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. The bridge on the drina book calgary public library. The bridge on the drina phoenix fiction andric, ivo isbn 0226020452 448 copies separate the bridge on the drina phoenix fiction series andric, ivo isbn 0226020452 255 copies separate the bridge over the drina andric, ivo isbn 1860460585 101 copies separate the bridge on the drina andric, ivo isbn 0226020452 87 copies separate the bridge on the drina andric, ivo. Oct, 2020 a critically acclaimed novel, first published in 1945, describing historic and social events centring on a bridge across the river drina at visegrad in modern day bosnia herzegovina, originally built by the ruling grand vizier of turkey. Aug 15, 1977 the bridge on the drina by ivo andric, 9780226020457, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The bridge on the drina is the chronicle of a beautiful stone structure erected in ottoman times in visegrad, bosnia and surviving unscathed until the opening days of world war i.
Download full the bridge on the drina book or read online anytime anywhere, available in pdf, epub and kindle. The bridge on the drina phoenix fiction by andric, ivo. Dec 05, 2018 the bridge on the drina has none of that. Sep 23, 2019 the bridge on the drina by ivo andric university of chicago press, 9780226020457, august 1977, 314pp. The book the bridge on the drina, ivo andric is published by university of chicago press. Pdf the bridge on the drina download full ebooks for free. Get the book forgetfulness heals everything and song is the most beautiful manner of forgetting, for in song man feels only what he loves.
If you can imagine a bridge as lead character in a book, well, probably you cant. The bridge over the drina shows us, quite without judgment, how in that strange human game which is called war monstrous acts are. Sep 27, 2020 a critically acclaimed novel, first published in 1945, describing historic and social events centring on a bridge across the river drina at visegrad in modern day bosnia herzegovina, originally built by the ruling grand vizier of turkey. The austrians blew up one of the piers of the bridge in 1915 during ww i which provides the end point of the book but the bridge has since been restored. Click get books and find your favorite books in the online library. As we seek to make sense of the current nightmare in this region, this remarkable, timely book serves as a. A great evocation of place, the balkans in this case. The bridge on the drina is a historical novel by the yugoslav writer ivo andric.
Textbook and etextbook are published under isbn 0048230170 and 9780048230171. Some have compared it to one hundred years of solitude for its similarity to that masterpiece, but broader in scope. The book is set round the bridge in the town of visegrad and surrounding areas in bosnia in the 16th century. It was published by university of chicago press and has a total of 314 pages in the. Read download the bridge on the drina pdf pdf download. Mcneill, from the introduction born in bosnia, ivo andric 18921975 was a distinguished diplomat and novelist.
The bridge spans the river drina and links bosnia and serbia making visegrad the central transportation route from sarajevo in central bosnia with serbia to the east. Sell, buy or rent the bridge on the drina 9780048230171. It was the first of andrics great novels and many still consider it. The bridge on the drina project gutenberg selfpublishing. Portrays the dramatic lives of the people living in a small town near a huge stone bridge in the balkans. The title of this book is the bridge on the drina phoenix fiction and it was written by andric, ivo, mcneill, william h this particular edition is in a paperback format. Vezir of the ottoman empire dominates the setting of andrics stunning novel. The bridge on the drina is, at its most surface level also on a much more profound one, just what the title says it is. University of chicago press, 1977 fiction 314 pages. This book is a haunting wonderful memoir exquisitely rendered in time and place. The bridge s builder is a serb who was kidnapped as a boy by the ottomans and converted to islam.
This is a book about social changes in this region. Sta vredi sva ta huka, kad evo dode ovakvo vreme pa covek propadne tako da ne moze ni da izgine ni da zivi, nego trune kao direk u zemlji i. In the small bosnian town of visegrad the stone bridge of the novels title, built in the sixteenth century on the instruction of a grand vezir, bears witness to three centuries of conflict. Puts you on the bridge with its tragedies and joys.
Bridge on the drina by andric, ivo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Andric was awarded the nobel prize in literature for his entire literary work of which. Andric wrote the novel while living quietly in belgrade during world war ii, publishing it in 1945. The parade of centuries of life over and around the bridge is the books structure.
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