Bosnian Chronicle – Ivo Andrić (1st American Edition 1963 – Alfred A. Knopf)

This Alfred A. Knopf first American edition (1963) of Bosnian Chronicle is of interest to collectors of Nobel Prize literature, 20th century European fiction, and Yugoslav literature in translation.

About: The first American edition, published by Knopf in 1963 - the year following Andrić's Nobel Prize for Literature - in the original Vincent Torre dust jacket. The jacket shows chipping to the head of the spine and top corners with some edge wear; the colour remains bright and the design largely intact. The boards are clean and the text block is tight with light age-toning to the pages. A handsome copy of a significant literary first edition.

Details:

• Title: Bosnian Chronicle
• Author: Ivo Andrić
• Translator: Joseph Hitrec (from the Serbo-Croatian)
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
• Publication Date: 1963
• Edition: First American Edition
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Vincent Torre (dust jacket)
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Synopsis: First American edition of Andrić's Nobel Prize-winning novel; original Knopf dust jacket; a key title in 20th century European literature in translation.

Review: Ivo Andrić's Bosnian Chronicle (originally Travnička hronika, 1945) centres on the professional and domestic life of a French consul in the provincial Bosnian town of Travnik between 1807 and 1814, during the Napoleonic era. A richly observed portrait of cultural collision between East and West, it is widely regarded as one of the masterworks of 20th century European fiction. Andrić was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1961.