The Bridge on the Drina
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The Bridge on the Drina is a historical novel by Yugoslav writer and Nobel laureate Ivo Andrić that chronicles four centuries of life and conflict around a stone bridge in the Bosnian town of Višegrad.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Bridge on the Drina canonical | 4 |
| House on the Drina | 1 |
| The Bridge on the Drina (film adaptation) | 1 |
| The Bridge on the Drina (film project and TV adaptations) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6925296 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Bridge on the Drina Context triple: [Drina, culturalReference, The Bridge on the Drina]
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A.
Die Brücke vom Goldenen Horn
Die Brücke vom Goldenen Horn is a semi-autobiographical novel by Emine Sevgi Özdamar that portrays a young Turkish woman's experiences as a migrant worker and intellectual in 1960s Germany and Turkey.
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B.
Jerusalem of the Balkans
Jerusalem of the Balkans is a nickname for the city of Ohrid, renowned as a major religious and cultural center with numerous historic churches and monasteries.
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C.
Dušan's Code
Dušan's Code is a 14th-century Serbian legal codex issued by Emperor Stefan Dušan that systematized medieval Serbian law and governance.
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D.
Banski dvori
Banski dvori is a historic Baroque palace in Zagreb that serves as the official seat of the Croatian government and the office of the Prime Minister.
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E.
The Betrothed
The Betrothed is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set during the Welsh Marches in the 12th century and exploring themes of feudal loyalty, romance, and conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Bridge on the Drina Target entity description: The Bridge on the Drina is a historical novel by Yugoslav writer and Nobel laureate Ivo Andrić that chronicles four centuries of life and conflict around a stone bridge in the Bosnian town of Višegrad.
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A.
Die Brücke vom Goldenen Horn
Die Brücke vom Goldenen Horn is a semi-autobiographical novel by Emine Sevgi Özdamar that portrays a young Turkish woman's experiences as a migrant worker and intellectual in 1960s Germany and Turkey.
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B.
Jerusalem of the Balkans
Jerusalem of the Balkans is a nickname for the city of Ohrid, renowned as a major religious and cultural center with numerous historic churches and monasteries.
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C.
Dušan's Code
Dušan's Code is a 14th-century Serbian legal codex issued by Emperor Stefan Dušan that systematized medieval Serbian law and governance.
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D.
Banski dvori
Banski dvori is a historic Baroque palace in Zagreb that serves as the official seat of the Croatian government and the office of the Prime Minister.
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E.
The Betrothed
The Betrothed is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set during the Welsh Marches in the 12th century and exploring themes of feudal loyalty, romance, and conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Ivo Andrić ⓘ |
| awarded | Nobel Prize in Literature context ⓘ |
| centralSubject | Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Ivo Andrić Nobel Prize in Literature 1961 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| depictsCommunity |
Bosniaks
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Christians and Muslims in Bosnia ⓘ Jews ⓘ Serbs ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Balkan conflicts
ⓘ
World War I in Bosnia ⓘ
linked to:
Balkan theatre of World War I
construction of Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| genre | historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
episodes from Austro-Hungarian period
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episodes from Ottoman period ⓘ episodes from early 20th century Bosnia ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| influenced | perceptions of Bosnian history ⓘ |
| language |
Bosnian
ⓘ
Croatian ⓘ Serbian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epic chronicle ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Bosnian literature
ⓘ
Yugoslav literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia
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Ottoman rule in the Balkans ⓘ conflict and violence ⓘ ethnic and religious coexistence ⓘ impact of history on ordinary people ⓘ life around a stone bridge ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | multi-generational saga ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Serbo-Croatian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Na Drini ćuprija ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Belgrade ⓘ |
| publisher | Prosveta (Belgrade) ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of Yugoslav literature
ⓘ
major work of Balkan historical fiction ⓘ |
| setOn |
River Drina
ⓘ
linked to:
Drina
|
| settingLocation |
Bosnia
ⓘ
linked to:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ Višegrad ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered |
16th century to 20th century
ⓘ
about four centuries ⓘ |
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Subject: The Bridge on the Drina Description of subject: The Bridge on the Drina is a historical novel by Yugoslav writer and Nobel laureate Ivo Andrić that chronicles four centuries of life and conflict around a stone bridge in the Bosnian town of Višegrad.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Višegrad
The Bridge on the Drina
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hasAdaptation
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The Bridge on the Drina (film project and TV adaptations)
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subject linked to:
novel "The Bridge on the Drina" by Ivo Andrić
linked to: The Bridge on the Drina
linked to: The Bridge on the Drina
linked to: The Bridge on the Drina