Andrei Codrescu

Andrei Codrescu
Codrescu in 2009
Codrescu in 2009
Born (1946-12-20) December 20, 1946 (age 77)
Romania
Occupation
GenrePoetry, screenwriting, journalism, fiction, non-fiction

Andrei Codrescu (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej koˈdresku]; born December 20, 1946) is a Romanian-born American poet, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and commentator for National Public Radio.[1] He is the winner of the Peabody Award for his film Road Scholar and the Ovid Prize for poetry. He was Mac Curdy Distinguished Professor of English at Louisiana State University from 1984 until his retirement in 2009.

  1. ^ John J. O'Connor (March 20, 1995). "Television Review; Romanian Kerouac Is Back". The New York Times. Retrieved January 18, 2011.