The Fraud - Hardcover

Rakoff, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 038550084X ISBN 13: 9780385500845

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 2001

Synopsis

A New York City journalist applies his urbane, self-deprecating wit to expeditions as varied as the search for elves in Iceland, a foray into soap- opera acting, and contemplating the gin-soaked olive at the bottom of a martini glass. 35,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

" Combining journalistic tenacity, literary smarts, and a talent for gut-busting one-liners, Rakoff reports on his wilted salad days . . . His blend of withering wit and self-effacing humor makes these essays soar." - "Entertainment Weekly
"" Rakoff possesses a sociologist's eye for places where today' s consoling myths reside."
- "New York Times
"" David Rakoff' s "Fraud" showcases his rapier wit, slashing in all directions with slice-of-life insights and cutting remarks, sometimes nicking himself with self-deprecation in his dexterous duello with the American experience." - "Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
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"" Rakoff likes to paint himself as urbane to a fault, an outsider anywhere unpaved. But then, in the woods or on a mountaintop, he reveals himself, despite his searing and hilarious observations, to be a completely unrelenting romantic."
- Dave Eggers, author of "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
"" David Rakoff's hilarious, bittersweet stories are epic struggles- between smoky bars and the great outdoors, management and labor, Santa Claus and Sigmund Freud, New York versus everywhere else, and, not least, neighbor-to-the-North against South. Rakoff is such an American original it turns out he' s Canadian. "Vive" the brain drain!"
-Sarah Vowell, author of "Take the Cannoli"

"Combining journalistic tenacity, literary smarts, and a talent for gut-busting one-liners, Rakoff reports on his wilted salad days . . . His blend of withering wit and self-effacing humor makes these essays soar." -Entertainment Weekly

"Rakoff possesses a sociologist's eye for places where today's consoling myths reside."
-New York Times

"David Rakoff's Fraud showcases his rapier wit, slashing in all directions with slice-of-life insights and cutting remarks, sometimes nicking himself with self-deprecation in his dexterous duello with the American experience." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Rakoff likes to paint himself as urbane to a fault, an outsider anywhere unpaved. But then, in the woods or on a mountaintop, he reveals himself, despite his searing and hilarious observations, to be a completely unrelenting romantic."
-Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

"David Rakoff's hilarious, bittersweet stories are epic struggles-between smoky bars and the great outdoors, management and labor, Santa Claus and Sigmund Freud, New York versus everywhere else, and, not least, neighbor-to-the-North against South. Rakoff is such an American original it turns out he's Canadian. Vive the brain drain!"
-Sarah Vowell, author of Take the Cannoli

About the Author:

David Rakoff is a regular contributor to Salon, Outside magazine, and PRI's This American Life, and has written for the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, New York Observer, and many other publications. He lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 038550084X
• ISBN 13: 9780385500845
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 228