What are some great literary (fiction) works that pay attention to historical setting?
Game of thrones
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> The Bridge on the Drina(Serbo-Croatian:Na Drini ćuprija,Serbian Cyrillic:Ha Дpини ћyпpијa) is ahistorical novelby the Yugoslav writerIvo Andrić. It revolves around theMehmed Paša Sokolović BridgeinVišegrad, which spans theDrinaRiver and stands as a silent witness to history from its construction by the Ottomans in the mid-16th century until its partial destruction duringWorld War I. The story spans about four centuries and covers theOttomanandAustro-Hungarianoccupations of the region, with a particular emphasis on the lives, destinies and relations of the local inhabitants, especiallySerbsand Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks).
Won the 1961 Nobel Prize for literature.