In the small Bosnian town of Visegrad the stone bridge of the novel's title, built in the sixteenth century on the instruction of a grand vezir, bears witness to three centuries of conflict. von Andric, Ivo

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"Why are the Balkans such a tinder box? A great novel can be of some assistance in answering such questions, by communicating truths through fiction -- by a skillful mingling of fact and fiction....Fortunately, Bosnia has had its great...

"The Damned Yard and Other Stories" von Ivo Andrić ist eine Sammlung von Erzählungen, die tief in die menschliche Psyche und die komplexe Geschichte des Balkans eintauchen. Die Titelgeschichte "The Damned Yard" spielt in einem...