Bosnian Chronicle (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Ivo Andrić
- First Published: 1945
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1806-1814
- Setting: Travnik, Bosnia
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Politics, France or French people, Nineteenth century, Ethnic relations, Austria or Austrians, Eastern Europe or eastern Europeans, East and West, Diplomacy or diplomats
- Locales: Bosnia
Characters Discussed
Jean Baptiste-Étienne Daville (zhahn bahp-TEEST-ay-TYEHN dah- VEEL), a French consul in Travnik. As a representative of French power and civilization, Daville has the difficult task of upholding a semblance of civility in a remote Balkan town ruled by the Ottoman Empire. Caught in a constant silent struggle between the other two powers, Turkey and Austro-Hungary, he accomplishes the task adroitly but not without a price to his personal life. He writes an epic poem about Alexander the Great and adores his mentor and idol, Napoleon Bonaparte. Perhaps because...
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