Forum / Susan Tepper chats with author Alex Pruteanu

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  Jim Harrington

  Aug 01, 01:22pm

  In this month's edition of UNCOV/rd, Susan Tepper chats with author Alex Pruteanu.

  Alex M. Pruteanu emigrated to the United States from Romania in 1980. He has worked as a journalist, a television news director, freelance writer, and editor. He is the author of novella “Short Lean Cuts” (Amazon Publishing) and “Gears: A Collection” (Independent Talent Group, Inc.).

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  Michelle Elvy

  Aug 02, 03:02am

  Nice interview. Alex puts a lot of care into his answers, as he does with his stories. I would not expect anything less. Well worth a read, and well worth getting to the end -- which paints a perfect scene. Thanks for sharing, Jim! And congrats to Susan and Alex on the interview.

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  Sam Rasnake

  Aug 02, 03:33am

  Powerful notion:

  "The idea of movement (being displaced, uprooted, exile, and dissidence) holds much gravity and import in immigrant communities; it’s a traumatic experience leaving all that you know behind, often times for good, and in some way or another— whether on the surface or buried beneath the lines— that experience is ever-present in almost all of my stories."

  Thanks Alex and Susan for this chat.

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  Michelle Elvy

  Aug 02, 04:28am

  Yes, Sam, great quote to pull out. And I find this to be true of Alex's work, too. I'm reading Gears just now... and I've read his work before at Blue Five and other places, of course. This underlying tension or experience is a key factor in his writing. I like how he talks about that.

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  Matthew Robinson

  Aug 02, 06:39am

  Great talk.

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