Barrel Fever: Stories And Essays (Paperback, 1st paperback ed)

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 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.

Selected as one of the Village Voice Literary Supplement's Favorite Books of the Year.

General

Imprint:	Little Brown
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1995
First published:	June 1995
Authors:	David Sedaris
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	196
Edition:	1st paperback ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-316-77942-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Special features > Fiction anthologies & collections
LSN:	0-316-77942-3
Barcode:	9780316779425

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