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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.

Synopsis:

With a skewed sense of wit uniquely his own, satirist and popular NPR storyteller David Sedaris presents a collection of short stories and essays, wherein home surgery and an elf-abusing Santa prevail.
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Table of Contents

Contents: Stories — Parade / (p.3) — Music for lovers / (p.12) — The last you'll hear from me / (p.18) — My manuscript / (p.22) — Firestone / (p.31) — We get along / (p.38) — Glen's homophobia newsletter Vol.3, No.2 / (p.58) — Don's story / (p.67) — Season's greetings to our friends and family!!! / (p.77) — Jamboree / (p.95) — After malison / (p.112) — Barrel fever / (p.126) — Essays — Diary of a smoker / (p.151) — Giantess / (p.155) — The curly kind / (p.161) — SantaLand diaries / (p.167)

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ISBN:
9780316031653
Subtitle:
Stories and Essays
Publisher:
Little, Brown
Author:
Sedaris, David
Author:
David Sedaris
Subject:
Humor : Form - Essays
Subject:
Humor-Anthologies
Subject:
Humor : General
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Literature-A to Z
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Literature-Sale Books
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Sale Books-Literature
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Sale Books-Popular Titles
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main_subject
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Publication Date:
19940601
Binding:
ELECTRONIC
Language:
English
Pages:
196
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