{"product_id":"the-bridge-on-the-drina-paperback","title":"The Bridge on the Drina - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvo Andric\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam H. McNeill\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eLovett F. Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bridge on the Drina\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003esui generis\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . Andric's sensitive portrait of social change in distant Bosnia has revelatory force.\"--William H. McNeill, from the introduction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge on the Drina\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--John M. Mohan, \u003ci\u003eDes Moines Sunday Register\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Damned Yard: And Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Days of the Consuls\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 1977\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44327507558502,"sku":"9780226020457","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/DBZyEheP9j9780226020457.webp?v=1768276257","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-bridge-on-the-drina-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}