April Fool'S Day: A Novel - Brossura

Josip Novakovich

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0060583983 ISBN 13: 9780060583989

Casa editrice: New Publisher, 2021

Riassunto

Coming of age in a small Croatian town under the thumb of a dictator, medical student Ivan Dolinar endures a series of misadventures that include his incarceration in a labor camp and his draft into the army, where he is rendered a pawn in a senseless conflict. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.

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Recensione:

“An ambitious first novel ... The magic realism of the final sections is exemplary; Novakovich has found his groove.” (Washington Post)

“[Ivan] is a fully rounded character, the type of protagonist...that we rarely find in fiction.” (Chicago Tribune)

“Delightfully neurotic . . . Novakovich brings a deft touch to his ambitious and unconventional first novel.” (Columbus Dispatch)

“APRIL FOOL’S DAY is a wonder...[It] has an economy of style and narrative that all good readers will relish.” (Republic of Letters)

“A heartfelt novel about the war-torn Balkans that’s actually quite funny...and touching.” (GQ)

“Both humorous and horrifying as it traces one man’s misadventures.” (USA Today)

“Wickedly funny and deeply harrowing...Novakovich knows how to tell a story...Strange, lyrical beauty abounds here.” (Maud Casey, New York Times Book Review)

“Disturbing and frequently beautiful...the novel is a Balkan conflation of Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Gogol’s DEAD SOULS, and SLAUGHERHOUSE FIVE.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

“There are very few native-born English speakers who write as well. (Tibor Fischer, The Guardian)

“[A] laugh-while-you-grimace novel...[Novakovich] writes with dark wit, and a touching sympathy.” (Newsweek International)

L'autore:

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.

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• Editore: New Publisher
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• ISBN 10: 0060583983
• ISBN 13: 9780060583989
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 242