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The Three-arched Bridge

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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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The Three-arched Bridge, Ismail Kadare

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1997
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Language
English
Released
1997
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Paperback
Pages
192
ISBN10
1559707925
ISBN13
9781559707923
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Original title
Ura me tri harqe
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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.