 The Bridge on the Drina
(Na Drini Cuprija)
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Perfect text, historical chronicle and literary master piece at the same time.
/Tamara Perovic, 27, United Kingdom
"It was the generation of rebellious
angels, in that short moment of time while they still have all
the might and all the rights of angels, and the feisty spirit of
rebels." I. Anric, Na Drini cuprija (I'm sorry if the sentence
sounds awkward, I was translating from the original.) To be able
to write a book about the simple country folk and use such fine
language - to have such deep insight into history that you can
speak of it with awe - that's what makes a fine author.
/Ida, 16, Croatia
Excellent language, deep knowledge
of local history, magnificent descriptions, prophetic words. The
best way to understand what is going on in Balcans and beyond.
/Anastasios Kladis, 41, Greece
I recommend this book because it
talks about 500-year-old bridge, and also about human lives which
past over it. In which all people lives are episodes and the
life is incomprehensible marvel, since it was incessantly wasted
and spent, yet none the less it lasted and endured 'like the bridge
on the Drina'. p.s. It is the best book that I have ever read (and
I read a lot of them).
/Milosh, 16, Serbia & Montenegro
I agree with the previous comment submitted.
The book, in novel-fashion, portrays the lives of people who lived in the vicinity
of that bridge, and whose lives were influenced by it. I was thoroughly fascinated
by that book.
/Thomas Hofer, 58, United States |
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