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The Three-arched Bridge follows the repeated sabotage of a vital construction that is supposed to connect the Balkan region with Europe. As each failure prompts rumours of cursed water spirits, jealous ferrymen, and an ancient cantikala ballad, tensions rise in the local town. The government, desperate to preserve the bridge and restore hope, declares that the only way to solve the mystery is to embed a willing person into the structure’s foundations.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Historical Fiction/Medieval Historical Fiction
Authors: Ismail Kadare
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