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Andrei Codrescu on Dada

Andrei Codrescu, poet, novelist, essayist, and commentator for National Public Radio, dropped by Zócalo’s offices en route to speak at Aloud about his latest book, The Posthuman Dada Guide: tzara and lenin play chess. Codrescu, author of 40 books and founder of the literary journal “Exquisite Corpse”, explains what exactly it means to be posthuman and live the dada way, and how readers should approach his playful, strange, sharp little book.

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