About The Author

Josip Novakovich

Josip Novakovich was a finalist for the 2013 Man Booker International Prize and is a recipient of the Whiting Writers’ Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He has published one novel, April Fool’s Day, four short story collections including, most recently, Ex-Yu and four collections of narrative essays. He has been anthologized in The Best American Poetry, The Pushcart Prize Anthology, and The O. Henry Prize Stories. He teaches Creative Writing at Concordia University, Montreal.

Books by Josip Novakovich