Barrel Fever
Stories and Essays
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.
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Price: $9.99 US/$9.99 CAN
ISBN-13: 9780316031653
On Sale Date: 05/04/2009
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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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.
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Product Details
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
- Price: $9.99 US/$9.99 CAN
- ISBN-13: 9780316031653
- On Sale Date: 05/04/2009
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $24.98
- Audio Run Time: 180
- ISBN-13: 9781586212216
- On Sale Date: 05/04/2009
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $14.98
- Audio Run Time: 180
- ISBN-13: 9781594836688
- On Sale Date: 05/04/2009
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $19.45
- Pages: 208
- Physical Dimensions: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
- ISBN-13: 9780316779401
- On Sale Date: 05/04/2009
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $14.99
- Pages: 208
- Physical Dimensions: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
- ISBN-13: 9780316779425
- On Sale Date: 05/04/2009
- Publisher: None
- List Price: $9.99
- ISBN-13: 9780316031653
- On Sale Date: 05/04/2009
