Title: Barrel Fever
First published: April 1, 2002
Description: 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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  [1]: https://www.davidsedarisbooks.com/titles/david-sedaris/barrel-fever/9780316031653/

Parade --
Music for lovers --
The last you'll hear from me --
My manuscript --
Firestone --
We get along --
Glen's homophobia newsletter vol. 3, no. 2 --
Don's story --
Season's greeting to our friends and family!!! --
Jamboree --
After Malison --
Barrel fever --
Diary of a smoker --
Giantess --
The curly kind --
SantaLand diaries.
Subjects: short stories, Humor (Nonfiction), Nonfiction, Humorous fiction, American wit and humor, American essays, fiction, essays, Social life and customs, Fiction, short stories (single author), Humor, form, essays, Fiction, humorous, Fiction, humorous, general, American Humorous stories, Erzählung, Ausgabe, Englisch
Places: Macy's
People: David Sedaris, Oprah Winfrey, Santa Claus
LC classification: PS3569.E314 B3 1994