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Fraud: Essays

By Rakoff, David
Fraud: Essays
Journalist, actor, and radio commentator Rakoff has gathered in his first book what can best be described as essays on contemporary culture. And therein lies Rakoff's genius and his burgeoning appeal. The wry and the heartfelt join in his prose to resurrect that most neglected of literary virtues: wit.

Details

Authors: Rakoff, David
Copyright: 2001
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9780767906319
ISBN10: 0767906314
Page Count: 240
Dimensions: 5.22x0.55x8.02
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Jacket Notes: From "This American Life alum David Rakoff comes a hilarious collection that single-handedly raises self-deprecation to an art form. Whether impersonating Sigmund Freud in a department store window during the holidays, climbing an icy mountain in cheap loafers, or learning primitive survival skills in the wilds of New Jersey, Rakoff clearly demonstrates how he doesn't belong-nor does he try to. In his debut collection of essays, Rakoff uses his razor-sharp wit and snarky humor to deliver a barrage of damaging blows that, more often than not, land squarely on his own jaw-hilariously satirizing the writer, not the subject. Joining the wry and the heartfelt, "Fraud offers an object lesson in not taking life, or ourselves, too seriously.

Strand Notes

A hilarious collection that singlehandedly raises self-depracation to an art form. Whether impersonating Sigmund Freudin a department store window during the holidays, climbing up an icy mountain in cheap loafers, or learning primitivesurvival skills in the wilds of New Jersey, Rakoff clearly demonstrates how he doesn't belong - nor does he try to. Fraud offers an object lesson in not taking life, or ourselves, too seriously. 226p.

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A hilarious collection that singlehandedly raises self-depracation to an art form. Whether impersonating Sigmund Freudin a department store window during the holidays, climbing up an icy mountain in cheap loafers, or learning primitivesurvival skills in the wilds of New Jersey, Rakoff clearly demonstrates how he doesn't belong - nor does he try to. Fraud offers an object lesson in not taking life, or ourselves, too seriously. 226p.
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