Author: Ivo Andrić
Publisher: Harvill Press
ISBN:
Category : Bosnia and Hercegovina
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The Drina bridge, a bridge that spans generations, links early sixteenth century Ottoman Empire with the pre-WWI Austro-Hungarian Empires; giving a glimpse into day-to-day living under such diverse regimes. Chronicles the lives of Catholics, Moslems, and Orthodox Christians -- with their deep seated loyalties to their respective faiths, but giving hope that it is possible for such diverse groups to live in peace -- with each other.
The Bridge on the Drina
Author: Ivo Andríc
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226020457
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
"A great stone bridge built three centuries ago in the heart of the Balkans ... stands witness to the countless lives played out upon it" and to the sufferings of the people of Bosnia.--Cover.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226020457
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
"A great stone bridge built three centuries ago in the heart of the Balkans ... stands witness to the countless lives played out upon it" and to the sufferings of the people of Bosnia.--Cover.
The Bridge on the Drina
Author: Ivo Andric
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0593320220
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this masterpiece of historical fiction by the Nobel Prize-winning Yugoslavian author, a stone bridge in a small Bosnian town bears silent witness to three centuries of conflict. The town of Visegrad was long caught between the warring Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires, but its sixteenth-century bridge survived unscathed--until 1914 when tensions in the Balkans triggered the first World War. Spanning generations, nationalities, and creeds, The Bridge on the Drina brilliantly illuminates a succession of lives that swirl around the majestic stone arches. Among them is that of the bridge’s builder, a Serb kidnapped as a boy by the Ottomans; years later, as the empire’s Grand Vezir, he decides to construct a bridge at the spot where he was parted from his mother. A workman named Radisav tries to hinder the construction, with horrific consequences. Later, the beautiful young Fata climbs the bridge’s parapet to escape an arranged marriage, and, later still, an inveterate gambler named Milan risks everything on it in one final game with the devil. With humor and compassion, Ivo Andrić chronicles the ordinary Christians, Jews, and Muslims whose lives are connected by the bridge, in a land that has itself been a bridge between East and West for centuries. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0593320220
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this masterpiece of historical fiction by the Nobel Prize-winning Yugoslavian author, a stone bridge in a small Bosnian town bears silent witness to three centuries of conflict. The town of Visegrad was long caught between the warring Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires, but its sixteenth-century bridge survived unscathed--until 1914 when tensions in the Balkans triggered the first World War. Spanning generations, nationalities, and creeds, The Bridge on the Drina brilliantly illuminates a succession of lives that swirl around the majestic stone arches. Among them is that of the bridge’s builder, a Serb kidnapped as a boy by the Ottomans; years later, as the empire’s Grand Vezir, he decides to construct a bridge at the spot where he was parted from his mother. A workman named Radisav tries to hinder the construction, with horrific consequences. Later, the beautiful young Fata climbs the bridge’s parapet to escape an arranged marriage, and, later still, an inveterate gambler named Milan risks everything on it in one final game with the devil. With humor and compassion, Ivo Andrić chronicles the ordinary Christians, Jews, and Muslims whose lives are connected by the bridge, in a land that has itself been a bridge between East and West for centuries. Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket.
Le pont sur la Drina
Author: Ivo Andric
Publisher: Livre de Poche
ISBN: 9782253933212
Category : Fiction
Languages : fr
Pages : 384
Book Description
Cette chronique de Visegrad, où Ivo Andric passa une partie de son enfance, fut écrite pendant l'occupation allemande de la Yougoslavie. Située sur la Drina, torrent de montagne, la ville s'enorgueilit d'un pont magnifique construit au XVIe siècle. C'est sur la place publique, qui se trouve sur ce pont, que se déroulent les évènements cruciaux de la vie des habitants de ce gros bourg.
Publisher: Livre de Poche
ISBN: 9782253933212
Category : Fiction
Languages : fr
Pages : 384
Book Description
Cette chronique de Visegrad, où Ivo Andric passa une partie de son enfance, fut écrite pendant l'occupation allemande de la Yougoslavie. Située sur la Drina, torrent de montagne, la ville s'enorgueilit d'un pont magnifique construit au XVIe siècle. C'est sur la place publique, qui se trouve sur ce pont, que se déroulent les évènements cruciaux de la vie des habitants de ce gros bourg.
Bridge Engineering
Author: Leonardo Fernández Troyano
Publisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 0727732153
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 807
Book Description
Bridge Engineering: A Global Perspective is a comprehensive review of how we create and maintain bridges - one of the most vital yet vulnerable parts of our infrastructure - and how we got where we are today.Its 800 illustrated pages in full colourprovide a unique and authoritative reference for practitioners, researchers and students alike on the state-of-the-art of bridge engineering world-wide, from local community footbridges to vast multi-modal crossings between nations.
Publisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 0727732153
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 807
Book Description
Bridge Engineering: A Global Perspective is a comprehensive review of how we create and maintain bridges - one of the most vital yet vulnerable parts of our infrastructure - and how we got where we are today.Its 800 illustrated pages in full colourprovide a unique and authoritative reference for practitioners, researchers and students alike on the state-of-the-art of bridge engineering world-wide, from local community footbridges to vast multi-modal crossings between nations.