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Zusatztext In David Sedaris's world! no one is safe and no cow is sacred. A maniccross between Mark Leyner! Fran Lebowitz! and the 'National Enquirer'!Sedaris's collection of essays is a rollicking tour through the nationalZeitgeist: a do-it-yourself suburban dad saves money by performing homesurgery; a man who is loved too much flees the heavyweight champion ofthe world; a teenage suicide tries to incite a lynch mob at her funeral;a bitter Santa abuses the elves... 'Barrel Fever' is like a blind datewith modern life! and anything can happen. Klappentext 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.
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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.
