Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays -- David Sedaris

<b> 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.</b><br><br><b>Author:</b> David Sedaris<br><b>Publisher:</b> Back Bay Books<br><b>Published:</b> 06/01/1995<br><b>Pages:</b> 208<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.43lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.30h x 5.55w x 0.58d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780316779425<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 05/01/1995<br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 05/08/1995