The Bridge on the Drina
14 hrs. 9 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Ivo Andrić
Author
Ivo Andrić
Narrator
Lora Luganskaya
Narrator
Lora Luganskaya
Description
The Bridge on the Drina is the most famous novel by Yugoslav writer Ivo Andrić (1892–1975), awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961.
The novel’s narrative spans four hundred years: from the height of the Ottoman Empire to the 20th century, and the year 1914, when the assassination in Sarajevo took place and the First World War began.
All the key events unfold around the bridge over the Drina River in Višegrad (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina), built in 1571 by the great vizier Mehmed Pasha Sokolović.
The bridge is the central image of the novel and its main symbol: time relentlessly takes everything, and only the Bridge stands for centuries, remaining an unchanging witness to the events.
In the novel, everyday life in Višegrad and its inhabitants are described consistently and precisely—which is why it was called “the Višegrad chronicle,” telling of Turkish rule in the Balkans.
The novel’s narrative spans four hundred years: from the height of the Ottoman Empire to the 20th century, and the year 1914, when the assassination in Sarajevo took place and the First World War began.
All the key events unfold around the bridge over the Drina River in Višegrad (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina), built in 1571 by the great vizier Mehmed Pasha Sokolović.
The bridge is the central image of the novel and its main symbol: time relentlessly takes everything, and only the Bridge stands for centuries, remaining an unchanging witness to the events.
In the novel, everyday life in Višegrad and its inhabitants are described consistently and precisely—which is why it was called “the Višegrad chronicle,” telling of Turkish rule in the Balkans.
00:59
00_vstupleniye
28:33
01_glava_ 01
15:04
02_glava_ 02
26:14
03_glava_ 03
17:52
04_glava_ 03
23:48
05_glava_ 03
21:26
06_glava_ 04
29:48
07_glava_ 04
27:33
08_glava_ 05
30:55
09_glava_ 06
20:34
10_glava_ 07
29:08
11_glava_ 08
31:08
12_glava_ 09
28:42
13_glava_ 10
25:21
14_glava_ 11
27:34
15_glava_ 12
26:20
16_glava_ 13
26:34
17_glava_ 13
36:39
18_glava_ 14
38:17
19_glava_ 15
16:55
20_glava_ 16
23:59
21_glava_ 16
25:20
22_glava_17
32:26
23_glava_ 18
16:47
24_glava_ 19
20:28
25_glava_ 19
24:38
26_glava_ 19
21:40
27_glava_ 20
38:08
28_glava_ 21
30:11
29_glava_ 22
24:43
30_glava_ 23
25:46
31_glava_ 23
17:57
32_glava_24
17:39
33_ob_avtore
