novel "The Bridge on the Drina" by Ivo Andrić
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"The Bridge on the Drina" is a historical novel by Nobel laureate Ivo Andrić that chronicles centuries of life, conflict, and cultural change in a Bosnian town through the symbolic presence of a stone bridge.
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Ivo Andrić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedAuthorNobelPrize | Ivo Andrić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralObject | Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Kingdom of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Ottoman conquest of the Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ construction of Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge ⓘ outbreak of World War I in the Balkans ⓘ |
| genre |
epic novel
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Bridge on the Drina (film project and TV adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Balkan historical fiction ⓘ |
| language |
Bosnian
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Croatian ⓘ Serbian ⓘ Serbo-Croatian ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Yugoslav literature ⓘ |
| mainLocationFeature | Drina River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | chronicle ⓘ |
| notableCharacterType |
Austro-Hungarian administrators
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Ottoman officials ⓘ Serb, Muslim, and Jewish inhabitants ⓘ townspeople of Višegrad ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Na Drini ćuprija NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ivo Andrić’s Bosnian trilogy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| publisher | Svjetlost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of Yugoslav literature
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major work of Balkan literature ⓘ |
| relatedAward | Nobel Prize in Literature 1961 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Bosnian Chronicle
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The Woman from Sarajevo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Višegrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriodEnd | 1914 ⓘ |
| settingPeriodStart | mid-16th century ⓘ |
| symbol |
bridge as link between cultures
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bridge as witness of history ⓘ |
| theme |
Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia
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Ottoman rule in the Balkans ⓘ continuity and change ⓘ cultural coexistence ⓘ ethnic conflict ⓘ everyday life in a provincial town ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfNarrative | 16th century to early 20th century ⓘ |
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Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
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