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The way that Andrić builds the world of 19th century Sarajevo and its environs then populates it with individuals, invaders, and their attendant horror is incredible. The passages on melancholy are perfect meditations.
— Mar 03, 2026 07:48PM
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The emphasis on different characters: the marshal’s procurer, kitchen lead, and wife paints in the corners of this world. Desire and violence fill in the spaces between. I’m reminded of Tolstoy’s Hadji Murad, Roth’s Radetsky March, and even The Glory of the Empire by Jean d’Ormesson.
— Mar 09, 2026 07:11AM
