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| (E) Josip Novakovich in Writer's Digest (Article) |
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Josip Novakovich in Writer's Digest Crafting Your Fiction Josip Novakovich, author of Writing Fiction Step by Step, gives some steps to stay in fiction-writing shape. "Since we now have the telephone, we do not stay in writing shape; most of us are quite sluggish with the written word, and when we are on the page, we feel awkward and brittle, like an unskilled skater on ice." That's Josip Novakovich writing in the introductio...
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| (E) INTERVIEW WITH WRITER JOSIP NOVAKOVICH (Article) |
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INTERVIEW WITH WRITER JOSIP NOVAKOVICH Croatian-born Josip Novakovich moved to theUnited States at the age of twenty. He has published two story collections (Yolk and Salvation and Other Disasters), two collections of narrative essays (Plum Brandy: Croatian Journeys and Apricots from Chernobyl), and was anthologized in Best American Poetry, Pushcart Prize, and O.Henry Prize Stories. His textbook, Fiction Writer's Workshop, was a Book of the...
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| (E) Josip Novakovich, Tuesday, September 14 at 6 p.m. (Article) |
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Josip Novakovichwill discuss and read selections from his new novelApril Fool's DayTuesday, September 14 at 6 p.m.Margaret Liebman Berger ForumJosip Novakovich, a native of Croatia, moved to the United States at theage of 20. He has published two short story collections, Yolk and Salvationand Other Disasters, and two collections of essays, Plum Brandy: CroatianJourneys and Apricots from Chernobyl. His first novel April Fool's Day, setin the Balka...
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| (E) Reviews on "April Fool's Day" book by J.Novakovich (Article) |
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"April Fool's Day" Editorial ReviewsFrom Publishers WeeklyLike Aleksandar Hemon and Ha Jin, short story writer Novakovich (Salvation and Other Disasters) manages the feat of writing vibrantly and inventively in a second language, shaping English to the dictates of his satiric, folk-tinged storytelling. His debut novel tells the story of Ivan Dolinar, a Croatian Everyman born in the town of Nizograd in 1948. As a boy, Ivan is ...
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| (E) Unstoppable Josip Novakovich in USA Today (Article) |
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Unstoppable Josip in USA Today (Sept. 2):April Fool's DayBy Josip Novakovich; HarperCollins, $23.95; in storesNovakovich, who emigrated from Croatia to the USA at 20, has written an ironic, meandering novel about an ironic, meandering survivor of the collapse of Yugoslavia. It's both humorous and horrifying as it traces one man's misadventures as he tries to love a dictator and fight on both sides of the war between Croatia and Serbia. A dr...
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| (E) 'April Fool's Day': Ivan the Terrified - 30% off to buy NOW (Article) |
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"Novakovich knows how to tell a story" - The New York Times Dear Crown readers, Have you seen the review on Sunday in The New York Times? If not, go to www.nyt.com and then books, and look up "Ivan the Terrified." Book is 30% off on both www.bn.com and www.amazon.com. It even appears to be selling pretty well.Josip Novakovich 'April Fool's Day': Ivan the Terrified By MA...
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| (E) April Fool's Day in Minneapolis Star Trib (Article) |
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Book review: 'April fool's Day' by Josip Novakovich Here's a review from the Minneapolis Star Trib:Reviewed By Brad Zellar, Special to the Star Tribune September 19, 2004 APRIL0919 Book party on Sept. 29, 7:30pm, at Dactyl Foundation, 64 Grand Street (one block north of Canal). . . Free wine!Ivan Dolinar, the fractured protagonist of Josip Novakovich's forlorn and frequently hilarious first novel, "April Fool's Day," is a Cr...
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| (E) THURSDAY - April Fool's Day Book Promotion in NY (Article) |
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Croatian Cultural Thursdays invites you to the promotion of newly releasedAPRIL FOOL'S DAY by Josip NovakovichThursday, September 30, 20047 PMAuditorium below the Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius502 West 41 Street (10 and 11 ave)Info: kdeletis@excite.comPlease join us after the reading for book signing!More information: kdeletis@excite.com****************************************Croatian-born Josip Novakovich moved to the United States at ...
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| (E) Book Review "APRIL FOOL'S DAY" Josip Novakovich (Article) |
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BOOK REVIEW "APRIL FOOL'S DAY" JOSIP NOVAKOVICHBy Katarina TepeshIn his latest book "April Fool's Day," Josip Novakovich does a great job of weaving a fictional character Ivan Dolinar, with the background of real historical events in Croatia. Ivan is a complex character in the novel, with all the complications and contradictions dealing with very familiar events in Croatia. In the "April Fool's Day," the dramat...
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| (E) Croatian Topics at AAASS in Boston (Article) |
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AAASS is the largest Slavic studies organization in the US The AAASS is the largest Slavic studies organization in the US. It is holding its annual convention in Boston this Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (December 4-7, 2004). There are literally scores of panels. I have set forth below some which may of of interest to readers (including one where yours' truly will be speaking). The events take place at the Boston Marriott Copley...
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