The Bridge on the Drina
Ivo Andrić

This vivid depiction of the suffering imposed upon the people of Bosnia from the late 16th century to the beginning of World War I sheds light on recent events, providing an understanding of Balkan and Ottoman history via this powerful work of fiction. As William H. McNeill states in the introduction, "It is an intellectual and emotional adventure to encounter the Ottoman world through Andric's pages in its grandiose beginning and at its tottering finale. It is, in short, a marvelous work, a masterpiece, and very much sui generis."

This is the second of two meetings discussing this novel.