Ivo Andrić, the Nobel Prize winner who wrote in a language that no longer exists
Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the great Yugoslav author, who captured the complex history of the Balkans in novels like ‘The Bridge on the Drina’
He rarely smiles — no more than a fleeting sketch. He even seems somewhat sullen. Perhaps it’s the weight of taciturn bile, lingering insomnia, or the awareness of being outmatched — or maybe simply the feeling of being misunderstood amid compliments and congratulations.
