The Bridge on the Drina is a vivid depiction of the suffering history has imposed upon the people of Bosnia from the late 16th century to the beginning of World War I. As we seek to make sense of the current nightmare in this region, this remarkable, timely book serves as a reliable guide to its people and history.

"No better introduction to the study of Balkan and Ottoman history exists, nor do I know of any work of fiction that more persuasively introduces the reader to a civilization other than our own. 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. . . . Andric's sensitive portrait of social change in distant Bosnia has revelatory force."--William H. McNeill, from the introduction

"The dreadful events occurring in Sarajevo over the past several months turn my mind to a remarkable historical novel from the land we used to call Yugoslavia, Ivo Andric's The Bridge on the Drina."--John M. Mohan, Des Moines Sunday Register

Born in Bosnia, Ivo Andric (1892-1975) was a distinguished diplomat and novelist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961. His books include The Damned Yard: And Other Stories, and The Days of the Consuls.

伊沃·安德裏奇(1892—1975)，前南斯拉夫文學大師，諾貝爾文學奬得主。小說傢、詩人、散文傢、遊記作傢、文學批評傢。

一戰時參加愛國運動而被捕入獄，慘遭流放，在此期間目睹並經曆瞭種種苦難，獲釋後任職高級外交官。二戰時期拒絕與法西斯閤作，寫下構思巧妙的史詩代錶作“波斯尼亞三部麯”——《德裏納河上的橋》《薩拉熱窩女人》《特拉夫尼剋紀事》。

國傢解放後，擔任南斯拉夫作協主席，創作瞭多部極具特色的中短篇小說。曾獲南斯拉夫作傢協會奬和一級人民勛章。

1961年，因“以史詩般的氣魄從你的祖囯的曆史中找到瞭主題並且描繪瞭人類的命運”，成為第1位榮獲諾貝爾文學奬的巴爾乾地區作傢。