The Sojourn -- Andrew Krivak, Paperback

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE WINNER

A stirring tale of brotherhood, coming of age, and survival during World War I

The Sojourn is the story of Jozef Vinich, who was uprooted from a 19th-century mining town in Colorado by a family tragedy and returns with his father to an impoverished shepherd's life in rural Austria-Hungary. When war comes, Jozef joins his adopted brother as a sharpshooter in the Kaiser's army, surviving a perilous trek across the frozen Italian Alps and capture by a victorious enemy.

Strikingly contemporary though replete with evocative historical detail, The Sojourn is the freestanding, first novel of Andrew Krivak's award-winning Dardan Trilogy, which concludes with Like the Appearance of Horses. Inspired by the author's family history, it is also a poignant tale of fathers and sons, addressing the great immigration to America and the desire to live the American dream amid the unfolding tragedy in Europe.

Author: Andrew Krivak
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
Published: 4/19/2011
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43 lbs
Size: 7.55" H x 5.02" L x 0.55" W
ISBN: 9781934137345