![]() ![]() ![]() The Sojourn is Andrew Krivak’s first novel. It is also a poignant tale of fathers and sons, addressing the great immigration to America and the desire to live the American dream amidst the unfolding tragedy in Europe. When World War One 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.A stirring tale of brotherhood, coming of age, and survival, that was inspired by the author s own family history, this novel evokes a time when Czechs, Slovaks, Austrians, and Germans fought on the same side while divided by language, ethnicity, and social class in the most brutal war to date. A 2011 National Book Award Finalist in Fiction, 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. ![]()
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