Who This Author Is

Andrei Codrescu has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 20 catalog-linked books across 1986 to 2009, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction, Fantasy & Sci-Fi.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Devil Never Sleeps : and Other Essays and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1986 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from St Martins Pr and Addison-Wesley.

Best Place To Start

The Devil Never Sleeps : and Other Essays

St Martins Pr • 2000 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • Fantasy & Sci-Fi entry points • common used copies from St Martins Pr and Addison-Wesley

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction • Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1986 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from St Martins Pr and Addison-Wesley.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Devil Never Sleeps : and Other Essays

    St Martins Pr • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 244 pages.

  2. Hail Babylon!: In Search of the American City at the End of the Millennium

    St Martins Pr • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 240 pages.

  3. The Dog with the Chip in His Neck: Essays from NPR and Elsewhere

    St Martins Pr • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 270 pages.

  4. The Muse Is Always Half-Dressed in New Orleans : and Other Essays

    St Martins Pr • 1993 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  5. Blood Countess Hb

    Quartet Books (UK) • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 358 pages.

  6. Casanova in Bohemia

    Free Press • 2007 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 336 pages.

  7. Hail Babylon! : Npr's Road Scholar Goes in Search of the American City

    Picador USA • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 272 pages.

  8. Alien Candor: Selected Poems 1970-1995

    David R Godine Pub • 1996 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 350 pages.

  9. Disappearance of the Outside: A Manifesto for Escape

    Addison-Wesley • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 216 pages.

  10. A Craving for Swan (A Sandstone Book)

    Ohio State Univ Pr (Txt) • 1987 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1987 • 200 pages.

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