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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 06/01/1995
ISBN: 9780316779425
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.55w x 0.58d
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/01/1995
Publishers Weekly 05/08/1995
