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Article: April Fool's Day.(Books)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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- The Antioch Review
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- March 22, 2005
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April Fool's Day by Josip Novakovich. Harper Collins, 226 pp., $23.95. In this, Novakovich's first novel, we learn about Ivan Dolinar, born to Croatian parents in 1948. His life begins on April Fool's Day, but his parents record his birth date, officially, as April the second hoping to save Ivan from later ridicule. However, the tactic does not help Ivan avoid life's disasters as he gets himself into several humiliating situations. In a country of oppressed, irrational citizens Ivan's efforts to show his national loyalty does not always hit the mark. In one situation, Ivan wants to show himself as more patriotic than his peers and teams up with his young friend, Peter, to ...
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