David Rakoff
David Rakoff was a Canadian-American author and journalist known for his wry, melancholic personal essays. Fraud and Don't Get Too Comfortable are celebrated for their elegant prose and dark humor.
Works
- FraudEssays about deception, identity, and uncomfortable truths about modern life
- Don't Get Too ComfortableEssays on consumerism, excess, and the absurdities of contemporary American culture
- Half EmptyEssays on pessimism, disappointment, and finding humor in life's letdowns
- Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, PerishA darkly comic verse novel narrating a man's life through musical couplets