A Craving for Swan

by Andrei Codrescu

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814204155
• ISBN13: 9780814204153
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

The Folds of Andre's Brain

Though I did not finish reading the entire book because just this morning my cat threw up all over it, I would recommend Codrescu's A Craving for Swan. It's a collection of his writings which once aired on NPR. He chooses topics--Transylvania, Louisiana, his son, whatever--and then expounds upon them--expository style--in his own, singular, funny, forthright, post-beatnik, Eastern-European/Nawlins vernacular style. What I like about Codrescu is not so much his writing ability (not intended as a slight, Mr. Andrei) as his longing for a more human existence in an increasingly nonhuman/computerish world. His storytelling talent as well as his critical eye regarding mass media and things plugged in are top-rate. To anyone who's ever read Exquisite Corpse or has seen the video of Codrescu's ride across America, this book is certainly worth it's weight in . . . cat vomit? No. Gold? No. Mardi Gras beads wrapped around a Draculian wooden cross? Yes.