THE EAST AGAINST THE WEST IN IVO ANDRIC'S CHRONICLES OF TRAVNIK

Abstract

This text traces the life in the Bosnian town of Travnik during a period of seven years. A time when Western European consuls arrive only to encounter the inhospitality of this Balkan Orient epitomized by Bosnia. The text traces the way in which Bosnian reality comes to face Western mentality, and the ensuing changes. The clash between the East and West is more than epochal…