The Sojourn (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781934137345)

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
ISBN-10: 1934137340
ISBN-13: 9781934137345
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
Language: English
Published: 04/19/2011
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 7.55h x 5.02w x 0.55d
Award: National Book Awards - Finalist
Award: Chautauqua Prize - Winner
Award: Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/15/2011 pg. 38
Library Journal 05/01/2011 pg. 76
Publishers Weekly 02/07/2011
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2011