{"product_id":"the-sojourn-paperback","title":"The Sojourn - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Krivak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST\u003cbr\u003eDAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE WINNER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA stirring tale of brotherhood, coming of age, and survival during World War I\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sojourn\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrikingly contemporary though replete with evocative historical detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Sojourn\u003c\/i\u003e is the freestanding, first novel of Andrew Krivak's award-winning Dardan Trilogy, which concludes with \u003ci\u003eLike the Appearance of Horses\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew\u003cbr\u003eKrivak\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003cbr\u003eMountain Book Competition winner and NEA Big Read selection; \u003ci\u003eThe Signal Flame\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003cbr\u003eChautauqua Prize finalist; and\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sojourn\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist and\u003cbr\u003ewinner of both the Chautauqua Prize and Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He is also\u003cbr\u003ethe author of the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eGhosts of the Monadnock Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand the memoir \u003ci\u003eA Long Retreat: In Search of a Religious Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003eas well as the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of William Carlos Williams to\u003cbr\u003eEdgar Irving Williams, 1902-1912\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Louis L. Martz\u003cbr\u003ePrize. Krivak lives with his wife and three children in Somerville, \u003cbr\u003eMassachusetts, and Jaffrey, New Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.55 x 5.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chautauqua Prize (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dayton Literary Peace Prize (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700516917311,"sku":"9781934137345","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ccc043a4f2105af64b20bcfe8ceceae2.webp?v=1765017053","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-sojourn-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}