Born in the small Bosnian town of Travnik in 1892, Andric spent the majority of his life in the eastern town of Visegrad, through which the Drina River flows.
Andrić je 1892. rođen u malom bosanskom gradu Travniku, a veći je dio svojeg života proveo u gradu Višegradu na istoku, kroz koji protječe rijeka Drina.