Andrei Codrescu and the Myth of America
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (864 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786421371 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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T. Veitch said Hippie Termites redux. "This is one of those times, a time choked in the weeds of academic and civilian formalism. To put it mildly, most of what we see in print in North America is unbearably trivial and singularly devoid of courage." -- Andrei CodrescuThat sweeping pronouncement should tell you all you need to know about Andrei Codrescu, the terrible infant of American . "$$35 for a paperback? Hmmm. Does Amazon NOT want to sell this book? I think I'll go find a used copy somewhere. Like the library. I bet it's a thought-provoking read.. 5 for a paperback?" according to John Sutton. Hmmm. Does Amazon NOT want to sell this book? I think I'll go find a used copy somewhere. Like the library. I bet it's a thought-provoking read.
. Kirby Olson is the author of "Comedy after Postmodernism: Rereading Comedy from Edward Lear to Charles Willeford "and the translator of "Remembering Anna O "by Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen. He has taught at the University of Washington and the University of Tampere in Finland and is currently assistant professor of English at the State University of New York at Delhi.A poet, novelist, essayist, screenwrit
. About the Author Kirby Olson is the author of "Comedy after Postmodernism: Rereading Comedy from Edward Lear to Charles Willeford "and the translator of "Remembering Anna O "by Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen. He has taught at the University of Washington and the University of Tampere in Finland and is currently assistant professor of English at the State University of New York at Delhi.A poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and commentator for NPR s "All Things Considered", ANDREI CODRESCU is the MacCurdy Distinguished Professor of English at Louis
It examines the ways in which his poetry and essays are influenced by his upbringing in Communist Romania and the liberal attitudes he encountered upon moving to the United States, and draws comparisons between Codrescu and other surrealists. This work explores Codrescu's writings and how they are a part of the surrealist tradition. Taking seemingly everyday events in seemingly mundane places, Codrescu is able to link the random details into a larger whole, leading his readers and listeners to conclusions very different from those they first imagined. Known to the general public as a radio commentator on National Public Radio, Romanian-born essayist and poet Andrei Codrescu has developed a variety of voices throughout his career: Transylvanian humorist on NPR, surrealist poet in his many volumes of poetry, and academic essayist in his philosophical writings. A Codrescu interview by the author is also included.