For as long as anyone can remember, the little café known as 'Lutvo's' has stood at the far end of the Travnik bazaar.
In the remote town of Travnik, the newly appointed French consul soon finds himself intriguing against his Austrian rival, whilst dealing with a colourful cast of Bosnian notables, Orthodox priests, Jewish merchanges and Muslim farmers.
Ivan 'Ivo' Andric (1892–1975) is the author of THE BRIDGE ON THE DRINA and other works. He was born to a Croat family in a small Bosnian town near Travnik in what was then part of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Michael Schmidt is the founder of Carcanet Press and the general editor of PN Review. He was until recently Professor of Poetry at the University of Glasgow. He has also been Writer in Residence at St John's College, Cambridge.
Celis Hawkesworth is Lecturer in Serbo-Croat Language and Literature at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London.
Celia Hawkesworth is a renowned academic and translator of Serbo-Croat literature.