@article{2020,title={An Analitical Essay on the Novel Titled “The Bridge on the Drina”},abstractNode={Ivo Andrić is one of the Yugoslav authors who has won the Nobel Prize in Literature with “The Bridge on the Drina”. The events described in the novel take place in the town of Višegrad. The author chose the bridge as the protagonist of The Bridge on the Drina, which connects the two sides of the town and establishes a connection between the eastern and western culture. The Bridge on the Drina has both uniting and separating sides to it. In a short time, the bridge became the most secure pass connecting Bosnia to Serbia and then to other territories of the Ottoman Empire. It helped the town grow and develop and became a place where important events occurred, historic moments experienced. From the day it was constructed until now, it became a witness to Visegrad Serbia revolts, occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Austrians, 1912 Balkan Wars and cholera epidemics. While the Muslims lived on the right bank of the bridge, the Christians lived on the left side bank. The bridge is the common place of the two communities. The events have unfolded over time but the bridge has always remained the same. Ivo Andrić is a real humanist. This characteristic of him has been reflected in the work. The work is neither biased towards the modernists nor the traditionalists. It tries to understand each person. “The Bridge on the Drina” novel has been studied under the titles of “Plot, main theme, time, location, language and style” in this essay. The interaction between people and locations was examined.},author={Sezen CANATAN},year={2020},journal={Turkish Studies - Language and Literature}}