

- short stories, Humor (Nonfiction), Nonfiction, Humorous fiction
In David Sedaris’ world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred. A manic cross between Mark Leyner, Fran Lebowitz, and the National Enquirer, Sedaris’ 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 teenage suicide tries to incite a lynch mob at her funeral; a bitter Santa abuses the elves. David Sedaris made his debut on NPR’s Morning Edition with “SantaLand Diaries”, recounting his strange-but-true experiences as an elf at Macy’s, and soon became one of the show’s most popular commentators. 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. ([source][1]) [1]: https://www.davidsedarisbooks.com/titles/david-sedaris/barrel-fever/9780316031653/ Parade -- Music for lovers -- The last you'll hear from me -- My manuscript -- Firestone -- We get along -- Glen's homophobia newsletter vol. 3, no. 2 -- Don's story -- Season's greeting to our friends and family!!! -- Jamboree -- After Malison -- Barrel fever -- Diary of a smoker -- Giantess -- The curly kind -- SantaLand diaries.
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Comic, contemporary, spare and relentless.
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- David Sedaris
- First published
- April 1, 2002
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- ABACUS (LITT), Time Warner AudioBooks, Tandem Library
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- German, English
- ISBN
- 9780316191289
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“I WAS ON "Oprah" a while ago, talking about how I used to love too much.”
David Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor
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