{"product_id":"books-the-three-arched-bridge-by-ismail-kadare","title":"The Three-Arched Bridge","description":"A hard-hitting parable about the conflicts that have ravaged the Balkan states, by Albania’s most influential novelist.  When the construction of a bridge built to link the Balkans to Europe is repeatedly and mysteriously sabotaged, an old ballad starts making the rounds at local taverns. The bards sing of a legend – a woman immured in a castle wall to prevent it from falling. Some say the bridge is being damaged by local ferrymen, others blame the vengeful water spirits. But this is a town where terror and superstition reign and a solution must be reached. So it is decreed: a willing person must be plastered into the bridge…  ‘A vivid, macabre and wise novel’ New York Times","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53480471691537,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780099560883.jpg?v=1777547973","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-three-arched-bridge-by-ismail-kadare","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}