April Fool's Day A Novel

Name: April Fool's Day A Novel
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ISBN: 9780060583972

ISBN-10: 0060583975

ISBN-13: 9780060583972

Edition: 2004

Authors: Josip Novakovich

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Ivan Dolinar is a man caught in the crosscurrents of senseless wars, ridiculous dictators, and the usual and unusual difficulties of just trying to get by in the Balkans. His life begins, auspiciously, on April Fool's Day, 1948. As a boy growing up in a small town in Croatia, Ivan tries to love the people's dictator, Tito, but his love is not returned. In a world of propaganda and paranoia, young Ivan quickly discovers that the best of intentions can backfire. At nineteen, full of hope and ambition, he enters medical school in Novi Sad, Serbia, but his medical career is cut short by a prank, and he is sent to a notorious labor camp to dig rocks for two years. War breaks out soon after his…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/7/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 5.62" wide x 8.25" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Josip Novakovich's stories have appeared in many publications, including The Paris Review, TriQuarterly, and Ploughshares . He teaches at Pennsylvania State University and lives near State College, Pennsylvania.