Ivo Andrić
Ivo Andrić (October 9, 1892 – March 13, 1975) was a Croatian-Bosnian-Serbian writer and the only winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature from the former Yugoslavia (1961). He was born in Travnik and educated in Sarajevo, Zagreb, Vienna and Kraków. During World War I he was a political prisoner for sympathizing with Yugoslav unity. After the war he began a diplomatic career, working in various European capitals.
Andrić is best known for his novels and short stories that deal with the history and destiny of Bosnia and its people, often set in the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian context. His most famous works are "Na Drini ćuprija", "Travnička hronika" and "Gospođica", which together form a kind of trilogy about Bosnian history and mentality. "Na Drini ćuprija", an epic novel about the centuries-old history of the city of Višegrad and its bridge, won him the Nobel Prize.
His style is calmly reflective, historically informed, and deeply humanistic, and his themes are often marked by reflections on evil, fate, suffering, and historical cycles.
Andrić left behind a rich body of essays, short stories, and novels, and his work continues to occupy an important place in the literature of Southeast Europe.
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Dvije priče: Priča o kmetu Simanu / Bife "Titanik"
Ispovijed i druge priče
Die Sammlung „Geständnis und andere Geschichten“ vereint weniger bekannte, aber äußerst wertvolle Kurzgeschichten von Andrić, die hauptsächlich in der Zeit von 1920 bis 1940 entstanden sind und von denen einige erst posthum veröffentlicht wurden.
Kuća na osami
Eine posthum erschienene Sammlung von Erzählungen Ivo Andrićs, in der der Autor – inmitten der Einsamkeit des Sarajevoer Stadtviertels Alifakovac – die außergewöhnlichen Schicksale von Passanten, Exzentrikern und tragischen Gestalten aus der Vergangenheit
Mustafa Madžar i druge priče
Die Kurzgeschichte Mustafa Madžar beschreibt das Leben von Mustafa Madžar, einem Helden aus Doboj, der gegen die Österreicher kämpfte.
Na Drini ćuprija
Ivo Andrić's novel, published in 1945, is a masterpiece of world literature and winner of the Nobel Prize in 1961. Set in Višegrad, the story follows the history of the bridge over the Drina River from the 16th to the 20th centuries, built by Mehmed-paša
Na Drini ćuprija
The most famous novel by Ivo Andrić, for which he received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961. The work is structured as a series of 24 short stories connected around a central motif – the Mehmed-paša Sokolović bridge over the Drina River in Višegrad.
