| Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays Contributor(s): Sedaris, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316779423 ISBN-13: 9780316779425 Publisher: Back Bay Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1995 Annotation: In David Sedaris's world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred. A manic cross between Mark Leyner, Fran Lebowitz, and the National Enquirer, Sedaris's collection of essays is a rollicking tour through the national Zeitgeist: a do-it-yourself suburban dad saves money by performing home surgery; a man who is loved too much flees the heavyweight champion of the world; a heavyweight champion of the world; a teenage suicide tries to incite a lynch mob at her funeral; a bitter Santa abuses the elves. Barrel Fever is like a blind date with modern life, and anything can happen. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Essays |
| Dewey: 814.54 |
| LCCN: 94007611 |
| Series: Barrel Fever |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.55" W x 8.3" (0.43 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In David Sedaris's world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred. Sedaris's collection of essays and stories is a rollicking tour through the national Zeitgeist: a do-it-yourself suburban dad saves money by performing home surgery; a man who is loved too much flees the heavyweight champion of the world; a teenage suicide tries to incite a lynch mob at her funeral; a bitter Santa abuses the elves. With a perfect eye and a voice infused with as much empathy as wit, Sedaris writes stories and essays that target the soulful ridiculousness of our behavior. Barrel Fever is like a blind date with modern life, and anything can happen. |