The Muse Is Always Half-Dressed in New Orleans

Codrescu, Andrei; St Martins Pr Picador USA

ISBN 10: 031213570X / ISBN 13: 9780312135706

Published by Picador USA, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1995

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nice,clean copy, tight binding. prev.owner's name on half-title.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Muse Is Always Half-Dressed in New Orleans
• Publisher: Picador USA, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 031213570X
• ISBN 13: 9780312135706
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

In twenty-six essays, Codrescu turns his skeptical, amused gaze to such topics as Plato's effect on American sex, the cultural meaning of Ed McMahon, baseball's literary underpinnings, his own conception in a Romanian darkroom, an cuisine under the Ceausescu dictatorship, as well as to larger subjects, including the suicide of communism, American culture and politics, and his adopted city of New Orleans.

In twenty-six essays, Codrescu turns his skeptical, amused gaze to such topics as Plato's effect on American sex, the cultural meaning of Ed McMahon, baseball's literary underpinnings, his own conception in a Romanian darkroom, an cuisine under the Ceausescu dictatorship, as well as to larger subjects, including the suicide of communism, American culture and politics, and his adopted city of New Orleans.

About the Authors

Andrei Codrescu has been on National Public Radio's All Things Considered for over ten years. He is the author of numerous books, including Road Scholar, Zombification and a new novel, The Blood Countess. He is a professor of English at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

Andrei Codrescu has been on National Public Radio's All Things Considered for over ten years. He is the author of numerous books, including Road Scholar, Zombification and a new novel, The Blood Countess. He is a professor of English at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.