Andrei Codrescu, Traveling Man; The Poet's Accent Is Romanian, But His Heart Is All-American

From: The Washington Post | Date: August 10, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

From his Transylvanian birthplace to his New Orleans home, transplanted Romanian poet Andrei Codrescu has traveled more than his share of roads.

Last year, the man best known for his wry commentaries on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" added a few more miles to his personal odometer - and to that of a borrowed red 1968 Cadillac convertible. With camera crew in tow, he rolled down Route 66, Highway 1 and Interstate 95 (among others) to create the documentary "Road Scholar," which opened Friday. Now, the peripatetic 46-year- old Codrescu has hit the road again to grease the ...

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