Historical fiction books set in Bosnia and Herzegovina (3)
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The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić EN
Country: Europe / 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
Chronicle of three centuries of Balkan life, centering around a great stone bridge in present-day Yugoslavia.
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Un puente sobre el Drina by Ivo Andrić ES
Country: Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
Un puente sobre el Drina (1945) es una novela de largo aliento, que transcurre en la localidad de Visegrad, frente al río Drina, desde el siglo XVI, cuando dentro del Imperio Otomano se inició la construcción del puente, atravesando diversas generaciones en la conviven cristianos, musulmanes y judíos sefaradíes, hasta llegar al fatídico 1914. La perspectiva histórica permite diferenciar las pasiones efímeras y la constante del género humano, en especial los que en cada generación contribuyen a su bienestar. Una obra de gran ... continue
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the lazarus project by Aleksandar Hemon EN
Country: Europe / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
‘Prose this powerful could wake the dead’ – Observer Crossing a century of Eastern European history, The Lazarus Project is a profound exploration of alienation and the immigrant experience from Aleksandar Hemon, author of The World and All That It Holds. On 2 March 1908, Lazarus Averbuch, a young Russian Jewish immigrant to Chicago, tried to deliver a letter to the city’s Chief of Police. He was shot dead. After the shooting, it was claimed he was an anarchist assassin and an agent of foreign operatives who wanted to bring the United States to its knees. His sister, Olga, was left alone and b... continue