The Three-Arched Bridge
Ismail Kadare
192 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 1559707925
ISBN13:
Language: English
Publish: 1128495600000
20th CenturyAlbanian LiteratureContemporaryFictionHistoricalHistorical FictionLiterary FictionLiteratureNovelsRoman
A bridge under construction in 14th Century Albania is secretly sabotaged by ferry men who are afraid of being made redundant. Officially they blame a prophecy that no bridge will stand over the river without human sacrifice to the water spirits. So the builders immure a villager and the bridge gets built. A Balkan parable by the author of The Pyramid.