ROAD SCHOLAR: Coast to Coast Late in the Century
Codrescu, Andrei; Graham, David {photographs}
Language: English
Published by Hyperion, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1993
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Andrei Codrescu, the inimitable NPR commentator and poet, decided to travel the United States of America in search of its wonderful excesses and ironies. He bought a cherry red '68 Cadillac convertible and drove from sultry New Orleans to old haunts in New York's East Village; from utopian communities in upstate New York to the urban ruins of Detroit; from the thriving commercial kindom of Chicago to the New Age and Native American patchworks of New Mexico; from the gaudy wonderland of Las Vegas to the spiritual center of San Francisco. Codrescu's witty and poignant perceptions are always informed by recollections of his unusual upbringing in Stalinist Romania and his experiences of the changes in America from the revolutionary 1960s to the 1990s. Andrei's odyssey is illustrated throughout with photographs by David Graham, who translates the sometimes absurd realities of contemporary American culture into unforgettably iconic works of art. Funny, moving and challenging, ROAD SCHOLAR provides an entirely new perspective on the vast and varied contemporary American experience. As new, unread first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.{Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} NF34.…
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- Title
- ROAD SCHOLAR: Coast to Coast Late in the Century
- Author
- Codrescu, Andrei; Graham, David {photographs}
- Publisher
- Hyperion, New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Publication year
- 1993
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1562828789
- ISBN 13
- 9781562828783
- Edition
- First Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Andrei Codrescu, the inimitable National Public Radio commentator and poet, decided to travel the United States of America in search of its wonderful excesses and ironies. He bought a cherry red '68 Cadillac convertible and drove from sultry New Orleans to old haunts in New York's East Village; from utopian communities in upstate New York to the urban ruins of Detroit; from the thriving commercial kingdom of Chicago to the New Age and Native American patchworks of New Mexico; from the gaudy wonderland of Las Vegas to the spiritual center of San Francisco. Along the way he chats with Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti; with an Illinois woman whose 1964 Pontiac sparks a heated First Amendment debate; with an urban artist whose work is regularly destroyed by Detroit maintenance workers; with a shooting instructor who gives lessons either clothed or (for a higher fee) unclothed; and with a punk band composed of citizens of the Sun City, Arizona, retirement community. Codrescu visits Ellis Island, Walt Whitman's grave, the McDonald's museum in Chicago (a perfectly preserved original 1955 vintage McDonald's restaurant), the National Atomic Museum at Kirtland Air Force Base, and a sausage factory in Detroit, and he gets rebirthed and undergoes crystal therapy in New Mexico. A camera crew followed, and the movie Road Scholar was created simultaneously with the book.
Codrescu's witty and poignant perceptions are always informed by recollections of his unusual upbringing in Stalinist Romania and his experiences of the changes in America from the revolutionary 1960s to the 1990s. Road Scholar is illustrated throughout with photographs of Andrei's odyssey by the acclaimed photographer David Graham, who translates the sometimes absurd realities of contemporary American culture into unforgettably iconic works of art. Funny, moving, and challenging, Road Scholar provides an entirely new perspective on the vast and varied contemporary American experience.
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