“Full Circle: A Refugee’s Tale” by Joe Vitovec is now available for purchase

“Full Circle: A Refugee’s Tale” by Joe Vitovec was proudly published by the Citi of Books. This riveting book is now available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other retail sites.

Joe Vitovec came from the country Czechoslovakia in 1950 after escaping from the communist regime in 1948 and spending more than two years in various refugee camps in Germany, France, and Italy. He spent the last forty years as an art director and developer of training programs and aircraft simulators for the Air Force. He has studied history and art at the Texas Christian University, urban studies at the University of Texas, and was an instructor in political science at the Tarrant Community College in Fort Worth, Texas. He currently lives in Anacortes, Washington. 

“Full Circle: A Refugee’s Tale” by Joe Vitovec is a poignant book that circles a boy from a small town in Czechoslovakia, spanning fifty years of personal and global upheaval. Beginning in 1938, the story takes readers through the boy’s transformation into a middle-aged man, marked by the trauma of war, exile, and survival in refugee camps. Despite finding love, he remains haunted by loss and vengeance. This book is set against the backdrop of World War II and the Cold War, it delves into the struggles of displacement and the personal costs of freedom, offering a perspective that resonates with today’s global refugee crisis.

The story captures the profound sense of displacement felt by refugees and those caught between two worlds, offering insights into identity, belonging, and the enduring human struggle for freedom. In post-war Germany, Parisian sewers, and Italian refugee camps, he endures guilt, loneliness, betrayal, and the painful price of freedom. Eventually, he realizes his dream of reaching America, only to face new challenges amid McCarthyism and the “red scare,” which severs treasured relationships.

Joe Vitovec articulates brilliantly on the themes of love, patriotism, war, and friendship. for political leaders, teachers, students, and anyone with a desire to not repeat the past. It’s a book that serves to remind its readers of what we have and what can be taken from us at a moment’s notice.