In the Shadow of the Great Murderous Empires: The novel of the Austrian soldier from Bucovina in the straits of World War I and as a prisoner in Italy - Paperback

by Andronic Mugur (Author)

The novel, made 21 years ago, is based on old interviews (1975-1982) of 90 former soldiers of the Austrian regiment no. 41 in Bukovina (today Romania and Ukraine). The scientific documentation is immense... The stories of the three Andronic brothers are followed, the youngest being the author's grandfather. After the battles with the Russian Tsarist army, the regiment is sent to the mountains of Italy (connection with Hemingway's novel). A brother prisoner in Siberia, then in Lenin's army. Erotic chapters in Vienna and Siberia. A group of former prisoners cross the frozen Bering Sea in the winter of 1918-1919 towards Alaska and America. An overwhelming book that brought numerous contracts from the English speaking world last year. Already at the first participation in an international literature competition in Italy (December 2015, Sarzana), diploma of excellence for the Italian version. It's just the beginning...