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David Benjamin

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Born

in Sparta, Wis., The United States

Website

http://www.lastkidbooks.com

Genre

Fiction, Mystery, Humor and Comedy

Influences

Joseph Heller, Mike Royko, Russell Baker, James Thurber, Mark Twain, D ...more

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June 2011

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David Benjamin became, at least in his own mind, prose laureate of Wisconsin with the publication of his Random House memoir, The Life and Times of the Last Kid Picked.
Raised in Tomah, educated in Madison and Beloit, Benjamin paid his dues as a writer, journalist, essayist and author in regions as far flung as Paris and Tokyo, Brooklyn, New York and Mansfield, Massachusetts.
Last Kid Books, an imprint initially devoted to publishing his works, is the voice of David Benjamin, a voice rich with stories that entertain, amuse, surprise and — now and then — get under your skin.
The first three Last Kid Books, officially published on 1 April 2019, are Almost Killed by a Train of Thought, a collection of Benjamin’s essays, and two novels, Summer of ...more

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Average rating: 3.51 · 281 ratings · 57 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Life and Times of the Last Kid Picked 3.40 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2002 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sumo: A Thinking Fan's Guide to Japan's National Sport 3.60 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Joy of Sumo: A Fan's Notes 3.53 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1900 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three's a Crowd: A Noir Comedy by David Benjamin (Goodreads Author), Joseph Robert Cowles (Design) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer of '68 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sunday Kind of Love: A Football Romance 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Almost Killed by a Train of Thought: Collected Essays by David Benjamin by David Benjamin (Goodreads Author), Greg Holfeld (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skulduggery in the Latin Quarter 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	3 Stages of All Relationship 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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No entrance, by David Benjamin

“Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance.”
— Jean-Paul Sartre

PARIS — Yesterday, coming up the stairs in our 17th-century no-elevator building, I paused wearily on the 108th step. It wasn’t just a matter of fatigue. I was gripped by a deep and bone-chilling ennui that made me question whether I ever wanted, in my whole miserable, squandered,