About this title: 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. As we seek to make sense of the current nightmare in this region, this remarkable, timely book serves as a reliable guide to its ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Edition: First Signet Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Signet/New American Library, New York
Date Published: 1960
Description: Cover is offset so that bottom line of text is cut off (printer error); previous owner signature; crayon price; cover rubbed; possible remainder mark? ; pages yellowing; otherwise very good+. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780226020457ISBN:0226020452
Description: Good. No DJ Issued. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Text in English, Serbian. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 314 p. Audience: General/trade. Good title in good condition. Pages are clean and tight. Covers show some light edgewear and bumping. read more
Edition: 11th Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press, Illinois
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780226020457ISBN:0226020452
Description: Very Good. ILLUSTRATED PAPERBACK COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Press/ Phoenix Books, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780226020457ISBN:0226020452
Description: Very Good. 8vo 0226020452 Phoenix Book edition P 746, very good clean copy, minimal cover wear, text is clean. translated from the Serbo-Croat by Lovett F. Edwards, Uniform Title: Na Drini c´uprija. English Main Title: The bridge on the Drina / Ivo Andric´; translated from the Serbo-Croat by Lovett F. Edwards; with an introd. by William H. McNeill. Published/Created: Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977. Description: 314 p.; 21 cm. ISBN: 0226020452, The Bridge on the Drina is a vivid ... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780226020457ISBN:0226020452
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Text in English, Serbian. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 314 p. Audience: General/trade. THIS USED SOFTCOVER EDITION CAME FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. BOOK IS IN NEAR NEW LIKE CONDITION. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
Description: Good. Blue cloth covered boards; no dust jacket; Ex library with minimal stamps and markings; book very good except for library markings; clean interior; tight binding; 7 3/4"-9 3/4" Tall; 314 pgs. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780226020457ISBN:0226020452
Description: Very Good. 8vo-8"-9" Tall. Reprint edition trade paperback, VG, unmarked. Corners slightly rubbed. Translated by Lovett F. Edwards with an introduction by William H. McNeill. 314pp. read more
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
Date Published: 1977-08-15
ISBN-13:9780226020457ISBN:0226020452
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780226020457ISBN:0226020452
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"Anyone who wants to understand what it is with the Balkans, how the region is so fragmented and why violence flares over things that happened centuries ago, how erstwhile neighbours can turn on one another overnight, needs to read this book. It is entertaining, horrific, illuminating, educational. From my own point of view, with an interest in the Ottoman Empire, I see much more clearly how their drive into Europe under Suleiman II had effects that have lasted into modern times. The Serbs, for instance, used to be on Christianity's eastern front, and have felt betrayed and abandoned and vengeful over lack of support for several hundred years. The Hungarians were once a great power in the region until their entire nobility was wiped out at the battle of Mohac. Atrocities were carried out on this very bridge when the town was occupied by Serbs in the Balkan wars recently, which just reinforces my point. Speaking of points, there is a hair-raising account of an impalement near the beginning. Dracula's favourite entertainment, of course. He was Voivode of Wallachia at the time, and actually spent a part of his youth as a hostage in Istanbul."
""Bridge" reads very well as a history of a region and includes some interesting side stories as well, such as a chapter devoted to a gambler who unwittingly makes a deal with the devil. What I found lacking in the book was a coherent narrative that kept me interested in the characters. The entire book is set around the bridge that spans the river Drina, so the emphasis is placed more upon the setting than any individual characters. We do get recurring characters, but I never felt any one of them was fleshed out quite enough for me to care much about them and their problems. On the other hand, if you are interested in the region, especially the political/sociological aspects, there's plenty here to warrant a look. 3.5 stars."
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