A Supposed Fraud

Is there something better than a remarkable essay?  I'm reading two collections at the moment. The first, Fraud by David Rakoff, is a witty and intelligent collection. One of my favourites so far describes a three week gig as Freud in a department store window, at Christmastime. Some of the humour includes comments reportedly made by  people looking at him: "He just turned the page, is he allowed to do that?" And then, suddenly, Rakoff gives us this: "… this time of year, with the aching...