Impure Blood

Impure Blood (Serbian: Нечиста крв, Nečista krv) or Sophka is a novel written by Borisav Stanković. It is concerned with themes of Serbian south, in the reforming in late 19th century.
Synopsis
Vranje, end of the 19th century. Sofka is a 26-year old beautiful virgin from a čorbadžija family. However, after the fall of the Sanjak of Niš to Serbia and the following social turmoil, her family had lost most of their fortunes and her father Efendi Mita had settled in the Turkish territory for business, leaving his daughter and wife behind and barring her from marriage. One day, Mita returns to Vranje and it is revealed that he has lost all his money and is now forced to have Sofka married off. The suitor is Tomča, the 12-year old mentally retarded son of gazda Marko, a social climber and half-bandit who became rich thanks to his partnership with the Albanian leader Agim. Sofka agrees to save her family from financial troubles and marries...