A woman abandons her city life and marriage to return to the place of her childhood, holing up in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of the Monaro. She does not believe in God, doesn't know what prayer is, and finds herself living this strange, reclusive life almost by accident. As she gradually adjusts to the rhythms of monastic life, she finds herself...(展开全部)

A woman abandons her city life and marriage to return to the place of her childhood, holing up in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of the Monaro. She does not believe in God, doesn't know what prayer is, and finds herself living this strange, reclusive life almost by accident. As she gradually adjusts to the rhythms of monastic life, she finds herself...(展开全部)

伊沃•安德里奇(1892——1975),南斯拉夫塞尔维亚作家，一九六一年“因以史诗般写作天赋,深刻揭示与其国家历史交织在一起的人的命运的问题”而获诺贝尔文学奖.。 安德里奇出生于波斯尼亚特拉夫尼克附近的多拉克村，他的父亲是个手艺人，在安德里奇三岁时就去世了。之后，母亲带着他迁居维尔舍格拉德姑母家，并在那里度过了童年，城旁德里纳河上的大桥给了他深刻的印象。他在萨拉热窝上中学时，参加革命组织“青年波斯尼亚”。一九一四年因受奥地利皇位继承人弗朗茨-斐迪难在萨拉热窝被刺身亡案牵连，被奥地利当局逮捕，入狱三年。出狱后在萨拉热窝完成中学学业，然后去萨格勒布、维也纳和克拉科夫上大学，一九二三年通过了关于波斯尼亚文化史的博士论文，获格拉茨大学博士学位。 安德里奇的祖国波斯尼亚的历史和整个南斯拉夫的历史一样，是备受外国侵略和压迫的历史。早在十四世纪波斯尼亚就受到奥斯曼...(展开全部)