Set in the town of Travnik, Bosnian Chronicle presents the struggle for supremacy in a region that stubbornly refuses to submit to any outsider. The time is Napoleonic and the novel, both in its historical scope and psychological subtlety, is Tolstoyan. Inevitably, in its portrayal of conflict and fierce ethnic loyalties, the story is eerily relevant to readers today. Ottoman viziers, French consuls, and Austrian plenipotentiaries are consumed by a ceaseless game of diplomacy and double-dealing: expansive and courtly face-to-face, brooding and scheming behind closed doors. As they have for centuries, the Bosnians themselves observe and endure the machinations of greater powers that vie, futilely, to absorb them. Ivo Andrics masterwork is imbued with the richness and complexity of a region that has brought much tragedy to our century and known so little peace.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Ivo Andric was born in Travnik in 1892 and as a student was imprisoned for his part in fighting for Bosnian independence from the Austrian Empire. Placed under house arrest during the Nazi occupation of the former Yugoslavia, he devoted himself to writing the Bosnian trilogy, of which Bosnian Chronicle is the first volume. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961.
Language Notes:
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Serbo-Croation
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherHarvill Secker
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1846559103
- ISBN 13 9781846559105
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages448
-
Rating