David Rakoff, an award-winning humorist whose cynical outlook on life and culture developed a loyal following of readers and radio listeners, has died. He was 47.
Rakoff died Thursday after a long illness, Doubleday and Anchor Books announced. The statement did not detail a cause of death, but Rakoff had been open about his battle with cancer.
Rakoff wrote for The New York Times, Newsweek and other publications and was a contributor to public radio's This American Life.
In October, his essay collection Half Empty won the Thurber Prize for American Humor. His other bestselling books are Don't Get Too Comfortable and Fraud.
