Ivo Andrić
Born: 01-01-1892
Ivo Andrić was a celebrated Yugoslav novelist and short story writer, born in 1892 in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is best known for his novel "The Bridge on the Drina," which earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. Andrić's works often explore the complex history and cultural tapestry of the Balkans, reflecting his deep insights into human nature and historical change.
Book summaries for books written by Ivo Andrić
Quotes
I have always loved everything that is old; old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.
Man is unhappy because he doesn't know he's happy. It's only that.
One has to know the story of the whole world and of all time, along with the stories of one's own little corner.
For the traveler, the world is a vast and mysterious place.
He who has faith is never alone.
One must endure. One must never lose hope. It is the only way to survive.
The harder the work, the sweeter the rest.
Only the soul that loves is happy.
The past had come back again and again and had taken its revenge on the present.
A man who knows the world is a man who has lived, and he who has lived is a man who knows the world.
One must love in such a way that the person he loves feels free.
The world is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house upon it.