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The sojourn / Andrew Krivak.
Summary:
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 shepherds life in rural Austria-Hungary. When World War One comes, Jozef joins his adopted brother as a sharpshooter in the Kaisers 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 authors 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781934137345 (trade pbk.)
- Physical Description: 191 p ; 19 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2011.
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- World War, 1914-1918 > Fiction.
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- Historical fiction.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Gibsons Public Library | FIC KRIV (Text) | 30886000461620 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |