An American Sojourn

About the Book

An American Sojourn is a novel in three parts: Tourists, Denizens, and Victims. Each part describes the same seventeen days in the cloud forests and cities of Colombia in April 2002. From the kidnapping of an American eco-tourism operator in Venezuela to the launching of a nationwide counterinsurgency operation by an elite, secretive unit of the Colombian Army, An American Sojourn is a compelling and suspenseful story of adventure and misadventure, romance, and current affairs in contemporary Colombia. It is also a thoughtful and insightful portrait of the contrasts and complexities of a nation of people trying to live ordinary lives in extraordinary times.

About the Author

John Hicks lives in the United States and has traveled often and extensively throughout Latin America. In the course of his travels, he developed a profound affection for and fascination with Colombia, the paradigmatic contrasts of which form the basis of this novel.