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The Sojourn

Andrew Krivak

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The Sojourn won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and was a National Book Award finalist. 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 a freestanding novel 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.

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Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
ISBN-13
9781934137413
Topics
Coming of ageWar and survivalFathers and sons

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