"The Sojourn," finalist for the National Book Award and winner
of both the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and inaugural Chautauqua
Prize, 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 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. 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.
"The Sojourn" is Andrew Krivak's first novel. Krivak is also the
author of "A Long Retreat: In Search of a Religious Life," a memoir
about his eight years in the Jesuit Order, and editor of "The
Letters of William Carlos Williams to Edgar Irving Williams,
1902-1912," which received the Louis L. Martz Prize. The grandson
of Slovak immigrants, Krivak grew up in Pennsylvania, has lived in
London, and now lives with his wife and three children in
Massachusetts where he teaches in the Honors Program at Boston
College.
General
Imprint: |
Bellevue Literary Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2011 |
First published: |
April 2011 |
Authors: |
Andrew Krivak
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Dimensions: |
192 x 128 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
191 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-934137-34-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-934137-34-0 |
Barcode: |
9781934137345 |
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