SOURCE: "Tales of a Seer Between Two Worlds," in Saturday Review, Vol. LI, No. 31, August 3, 1968, p. 22.

In the following review, Lord provides a laudatory assessment of The Pasha's Concubine and Other Stories

Publication of Ivo Andrić's The Pasha's Concubine and Other Stories marks a significant milestone in the opening up of Yugoslav literature to the English-speaking world. Hitherto we have had available a few isolated works, but not enough by which to judge any single author. It is true that Andric's three novels have been translated, but his strength lies in the short story and the novella, and only three or four of those have been readily accessible. His stories from the Twenties and Thirties (eight of which are included in this volume) deepen our knowledge of the art and thought of one of the best writers of our day. The collection enables English-speaking readers to appraise...