The three-arched bridge /
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...
| Основен автор: | Kadare, Ismail. |
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| Други автори: | Hodgson, John. |
| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English Albanian |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Arcade Pub.,
c1997.
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| Издание: | 1st English language ed. |
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| Резюме: |
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. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
184 p. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
1559703687 9781559703680 1559707925 (pbk.) 9781559707923 (pbk.) |