Andrei Codrescu and the myth of America.PS3553 2005-002560 0-7864-2137-1 Andrei Codrescu Andrei Codrescu (born Andrei Perlmutter on December 20, 1946) is a Romanian-born American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and commentator for National Public Radio. and the myth of America. Olson, Kirby. McFarland & Co., [c]2005 207 p. $29.95 (pa) In this study, Olson (humanities, SUNY SUNY - State University of New York , Delhi) explores the writings of Romanian-born essayist and poet Andrei Codrescu. He analyzes the influence of Codrescu's upbringing in Communist Romania Communist Romania refers to the period of the history of Romania when its government was dominated by the Romanian Communist Party. During this period the country was consecutively known as Romanian People's Republic (Romanian: Republica Populară Romînă as well as the liberal attitudes he encountered upon moving to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and draws comparisons between him and other surrealist writers. Five interviews with Codrescu are found at the back of the volume. |
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