Relation to one’s memories depending on the distance from one’s homeland A Symposium on the Art of Memoir , March 29-31, 2007 Josip Novakovich will be participating in a memoir symposium at…
Author: Josip Novakovich
Josip Novakovich: On Raising a Prodigy
My father tried it. In Daruvar, Croatia, he bought a piano and sat my oldest brother at it, and hired a teacher. Whenever Vlado made a mistake, the teacher caned his fingers. After a few such lessons, Vlado skipped one; the teacher complained and wanted his money.
Josip Novakovich: Ruth’s Death, nonfiction (memoir)
It’s hard for me to write about parents since I know more about children than about parents. That is because when I was a child, I was more interested in myself and my siblings than in my parents, and now that I am a parent, I find our children more interesting than us parents.