{"product_id":"the-sojourn-9781934137345","title":"The Sojourn","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Krivak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.55h x 5.02w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934137345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2011 National Book Awards Finalist - Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2012 Chautauqua Prize Winner - Literary Achievement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e 2012 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Winner - Fiction","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44148367065133,"sku":"9781934137345","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_bb75526d-7aff-4bb7-93bc-eb6b6c5ae5f2.jpg?v=1757222073","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-sojourn-9781934137345","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}