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David Sedaris

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David Sedaris was born in Binghamton, New York on December 26, 1956, but he grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. Much of Sedaris' humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating, and it often concerns his family life, his middle class upbringing in the suburbs of North Carolina. He graduated from the näytä lisää Art Institute of Chicago in 1987. He is a popular radio commentator, essayist, and short story writer. He held many part-time and odd jobs before getting a job reading excerpts from his diaries on National Public Radio in 1992. His first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, was published in 1994. His other works include Naked, Holidays on Ice, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002), and Calypso. Me Talk Pretty One Day won the Thurber Prize for American Humor in 2001. He has also written several plays with his sister Amy Sedaris including Stump the Host, Stitches, and The Little Frieda Mysteries. In 2014 her title, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
Image credit: Oliver DelaCruz, November 19, 2005

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Tekijän teokset

Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000) 21,000 kappaletta
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004) 13,225 kappaletta
Naked (1997) 12,309 kappaletta
When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2008) — Kertoja, eräät painokset9,105 kappaletta
Holidays on Ice: Stories (1997) 7,577 kappaletta
Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays (1994) 5,412 kappaletta
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013) 3,463 kappaletta
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (2010) 3,365 kappaletta
Calypso (2018) 2,238 kappaletta
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) (2017) 1,437 kappaletta
Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules (2005) — Toimittaja; Johdanto — 1,211 kappaletta
SantaLand Diaries (1998) 685 kappaletta
The Best of Me (2020) 619 kappaletta
Happy-Go-Lucky (2022) 612 kappaletta
The Book of Liz (2002) 280 kappaletta
The David Sedaris Box Set (2000) 134 kappaletta
Themes and Variations (2020) 122 kappaletta
Van je familie moet je het hebben (2010) 78 kappaletta
Me Talk Pretty One Day [abridged] (2001) 70 kappaletta
Naked [abridged] (2001) 61 kappaletta
The Ultimate David Sedaris (2006) 36 kappaletta
Pretty Ugly (TOON Books) (2024) 17 kappaletta
Fuselfieber / Nackt. Doppelband (1999) 9 kappaletta
Hundeleben (2002) 4 kappaletta
Cuor contento il ciel lo aiuta (2023) 4 kappaletta
Naked / Me Talk Pretty One Day (2017) 3 kappaletta
Two Classic Stories (2014) 2 kappaletta
Do I Sound Gay? 2 kappaletta
Innocents Abroad 2 kappaletta
Bitte lächeln! 1 kappale
Karácsony jéggel (2004) 1 kappale
Letting Go 1 kappale
Sedaris David 1 kappale
Farm 1 kappale
NPR Holiday Favorites (2009) 1 kappale

Associated Works

Lincoln in the Bardo (2017) — Kertoja, eräät painokset5,810 kappaletta
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003 (2003) — Avustaja — 746 kappaletta
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2004 (2004) — Avustaja — 740 kappaletta
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002 (2002) — Avustaja — 596 kappaletta
Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories (1987) — Esipuhe, eräät painokset371 kappaletta
The Best American Essays 2005 (2005) — Avustaja — 342 kappaletta
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2010 (2010) — Johdanto — 301 kappaletta
The Best American Essays 2008 (2008) — Avustaja — 290 kappaletta
The Best American Essays 2010 (2010) — Avustaja — 226 kappaletta
Paris Was Ours (2011) — Avustaja — 223 kappaletta
Strange Stories for Strange Kids (2001) — Avustaja — 220 kappaletta
The Best American Travel Writing 2008 (2008) — Avustaja — 211 kappaletta
The Best American Travel Writing 2006 (2006) — Avustaja — 205 kappaletta
The Best American Travel Writing 2002 (2002) — Avustaja — 190 kappaletta
This Is NPR: The First Forty Years (2010) — Avustaja — 188 kappaletta
This Is My Best: Great Writers Share Their Favorite Work (2004) — Avustaja — 159 kappaletta
The Best American Travel Writing 2010 (2010) — Avustaja — 100 kappaletta
Man of My Dreams: Provocative Writing on Men Loving Men (1996) — Avustaja — 75 kappaletta
Best Food Writing 2001 (2001) — Avustaja — 66 kappaletta
The Best Australian Essays 2009 (2009) — Avustaja — 21 kappaletta
Brothers: 26 Stories of Love and Rivalry (2009) — Avustaja — 14 kappaletta
Every True Pleasure: LGBTQ Tales of North Carolina (2019) — Avustaja — 9 kappaletta

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Virallinen nimi
Sedaris, David Raymond
Syntymäaika
1956-12-26
Sukupuoli
male
Kansalaisuus
USA
Syntymäpaikka
Johnson City, New York, USA
Asuinpaikat
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
New York, New York, USA
Paris, France
London, England, UK
Rackham, West Sussex, England, UK
Koulutus
Kent State University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BA|1987)
Ammatit
writer
Suhteet
Sedaris, Amy (sister)
Hamrick, Hugh (partner)
Organisaatiot
New Yorker
NPR
Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
Honorary Doctorate (Binghamton University, 2008)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (2019)
Terry Southern Prize for Humor (2018)
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2001)
Jonathan Swift Internationaler Literaturpreis für Satire und Humor (2019)
Time Humorist of the Year Award (2001) (näytä kaikki 7)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Medal for Spoken Language (2018)
Agentti
Steven Barclay Agency
Lyhyt elämäkerta
David Raymond Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "Santaland Diaries". He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. He is the brother and writing collaborator of actor Amy Sedaris.

Much of Sedaris's humor is ostensibly autobiographical and self-deprecating and often concerns his family life, his middle-class upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, his Greek heritage, homosexuality, jobs, education, drug use, and obsessive behaviors, and his life in France, London, and the English South Downs

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I had heard so much about how hilarious David Sedaris was I bought this book. A good deal of this book was far from hilarious to me, and made me feel sad instead. I just can’t laugh at a child with undiagnosed OCD whose teacher ends up drinking with his mother in the kitchen while said mother does impressions of her sons various mannerisms. That having been said, some of the later chapters were amusing and there were a couple of laugh out loud lines. I am obviously no constituted to read these types of books, as all of Carrie Fisher’s “hilarious “ writing made me sad as well… (lisätietoja)
 
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corliss12000 | 120 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 16, 2024 |
This book is in reality a series of short stories none of which despite what the blurb did I find "wildly entertaining", one or two made me smile slightly but most simply made me grimace. The first half of the book contains personal stories about his time in the US as a child whilst the second half is about his time living in France with his boyfriend and his struggles with the French language.

My biggest issue with this book is that I felt absolutely no sympathy for the guy. He seems rather self-centred and arrogant to me, in fact I felt more sorry for his family members for having to be related to him. I get some of the jokes that he tried to make, but a lot of the stories seemed simply bizarre to me. Probably it's better to hear these stories in an audio book, but even then I'm not convinced that I found him particularly interesting. Not for me.… (lisätietoja)
½
 
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PilgrimJess | 367 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 10, 2024 |
I didn't mind this book at all-- in fact, I read it cover to cover in a few hours. It was mostly interesting and well-written, and it definitely passed the time. But I'd been led to expect that Sedaris was piss-your-pants funny, and it turned out not to be the case for me. Guess Bill Bryson is secure in his place!
 
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caedocyon | 367 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Feb 23, 2024 |
If two stars really means "it was okay," then that. Maybe two point four.

I liked him better the second time around, but his humor is still a little strained for me in most places. I think that's very much a personal matter of taste.
 
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caedocyon | 192 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Feb 23, 2024 |

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