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Infidelities: Stories of War and Lust.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Infidelities: Stories of War and Lust JOSIP NOVAKOVICH. Harper Perennial, $12.95 paper (256p) ISBN 0-06-058399-1
Croatian-born author Novakovich infuses this 11-story collection (April Fool's Day; Yolk) with a strong sense that God never revisits the past. The only thing that changes is the grip our memory has on the past--or it has on us. In "A Bridge Under the Danube," an elderly Serb couple, Milka and Drago Zivkovic, are driven from their home in Croatia to the Serb city of Novi Sad in a round of ethnic cleansing. There, they cling to their last possession, their faith, even as NATO bombs the city. "A Purple Story," a masterly blend of reflection and …
