Josip Novakovich
Josip Novakovich (Croatian: Novaković) is a Croatian Canadian writer.
Early life and education
Josip Novakovich was born in Yugoslavia (in 1956) and grew up in the central Croatian town of Daruvar. Novakovich studied medicine at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia.[citation needed] He left Yugoslavia to avoid service in the Yugoslav People's Army, and moved to the United States at the age of 20.[1] He continued his education at Vassar College (B.A.), Yale Divinity School (M.Div.), and the University of Texas, Austin (M.A.).
Career
Novakovich has published a novel (April Fool's Day), four short story collections (Yolk, Salvation and Other Disasters, Infidelities: Stories of War and Lust, Tumbleweed), four collections of narrative essays (Apricots from Chernobyl, Plum Brandy: Croatian Journey, Three Deaths, and Shopping for a Better Country); and two textbooks (Writing Fiction Step by Step, Fiction Writer's Workshop) and hundreds of short stories and essays.
Awards
Novakovich is a recipient of the Whiting Award,[2] a Guggenheim fellowship, two fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts, panelist of National Endowment of the Arts, an award from the Ingram Merrill Foundation, and an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. Novakovich was a finalist for The Man Booker International Prize in 2013.[3] He was anthologized in Best American Poetry, Pushcart Prize (three times),[4] and O.Henry Prize Stories.[5] Kirkus Reviews called Novakovich "the best American short stories writer of the decade". In 2017, Tumbleweed was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
Academia
Novakovich has taught at Nebraska Indian Community College, Bard College, Moorhead State University, Antioch University Los Angeles, creative writing at the University of Cincinnati, and Pennsylvania State University. In 2009, Novakovich moved to Canada to teach creative writing at Concordia University.[1]
Works
Books
Fiction
- Yolk. Graywolf Press. 1995. ISBN 978-1-55597-229-5.
isbn:9781555972295.
- Salvation and Other Disasters. Graywolf Press. 1998. ISBN 978-1-55597-271-4.
isbn:9781555972714.
- April Fool's Day: A Novel. Harper. 2004. ISBN 978-0-06058-397-2.
- Infidelities: Stories of War and Lust. Harper Perennial. 2005. ISBN 978-0-06058-399-6.
- Tumbleweed. Véhicule Press. 2017. ISBN 978-1-55065-457-8.
Essay collections
- Apricots from Chernobyl. Graywolf Press. 1995. ISBN 978-1-55597-212-7.
- Plum Brandy: Croatian Journeys. White Pine Press. 2003. ISBN 978-1-89399-657-1.
- Three Deaths. Snare. 2010. ISBN 978-0-98657-651-5.
- Shopping for a Better Country. Dzanc Books. 2012. ISBN 978-1-93687-306-7.
Writing instruction
- Fiction Writer's Workshop. Story Press. 1995. ISBN 978-1-88491-003-6.
isbn:9781582975368.
- Writing Fiction Step by Step. Story Press. 1998. ISBN 978-1-88491-035-7.
isbn:9781884910357.
References
- ^ a b "Josip Novakovich is wickedly funny, deeply harrowing and Canadian". The Globe and Mail. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ "10 Writers Are Given Whiting Awards". The New York Times. 31 October 1997. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ "Josip Novakovich". The Man Booker Prize. 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ The Bradenton Times Archived 2012-09-11 at archive.today Award-Winning Author Josip Novakovich to Speak at New College
- ^ "US Embassy, Elizabeth Kostova Foundation Host Sofia Literary Day: US Embassy, Elizabeth Kostova Foundation Host Sofia Literary Day - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". Novinite.com. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
External links
- American emigrants to Canada
- People from Daruvar
- Yugoslav emigrants to the United States
- Vassar College alumni
- Yale University alumni
- University of Texas at Austin alumni
- Bard College faculty
- Minnesota State University Moorhead faculty
- University of Cincinnati faculty
- Pennsylvania State University faculty
- University of Novi Sad alumni
- 21st-century American novelists
- American male novelists
- Living people
- 1956 births
- American male short story writers
- American male essayists
- 21st-century American short story writers
- 21st-century American essayists
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian short story writers
- Canadian male novelists
- Canadian male short story writers
- Canadian male essayists
- Canadian people of Croatian descent
- Concordia University faculty
- American Book Award winners
- 21st-century Canadian male writers
- Novelists from Pennsylvania
- Novelists from Ohio
- Novelists from Minnesota
- Novelists from New York (state)
- 21st-century Canadian essayists
- 21st-century American male writers