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David Sedaris

Autor(a) de Me Talk Pretty One Day

64+ Works 84,230 Membros 1,830 Reviews 582 Favorited

About the Author

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 mostrar mais 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) mostrar menos
Image credit: Oliver DelaCruz, November 19, 2005

Séries

Obras de David Sedaris

Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000) 21,000 cópias
Naked (1997) 12,309 cópias
When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2008) — Narrador, algumas edições9,105 cópias
Holidays on Ice: Stories (1997) 7,577 cópias
Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays (1994) 5,412 cópias
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013) 3,463 cópias
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (2010) 3,365 cópias
Calypso (2018) 2,238 cópias
Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules (2005) — Editor; Introdução — 1,211 cópias
SantaLand Diaries (1998) 685 cópias
The Best of Me (2020) 619 cópias
Happy-Go-Lucky (2022) 612 cópias
The Book of Liz (2002) 280 cópias
The David Sedaris Box Set (2000) 134 cópias
Themes and Variations (2020) 122 cópias
Naked [abridged] (2001) 61 cópias
The Ultimate David Sedaris (2006) 36 cópias
Pretty Ugly (TOON Books) (2024) 17 cópias
Hundeleben (2002) 4 cópias
Two Classic Stories (2014) 2 cópias
Do I Sound Gay? 2 cópias
Innocents Abroad 2 cópias
Álbum de família 1 exemplar(es)
Aileni Kot ve Kadifeyle Giydir (2015) 1 exemplar(es)
Bitte lächeln! 1 exemplar(es)
©lbum de fam©Ưlia 1 exemplar(es)
Karácsony jéggel (2004) 1 exemplar(es)
Letting Go 1 exemplar(es)
Sedaris David 1 exemplar(es)
Farm 1 exemplar(es)
NPR Holiday Favorites (2009) 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

Lincoln no Limbo (2017) — Narrador, algumas edições5,810 cópias
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003 (2003) — Contribuinte — 746 cópias
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2004 (2004) — Contribuinte — 740 cópias
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002 (2002) — Contribuinte — 596 cópias
Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories (1987) — Prefácio, algumas edições371 cópias
The Best American Essays 2005 (2005) — Contribuinte — 342 cópias
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2010 (2010) — Introdução — 301 cópias
The Best American Essays 2008 (2008) — Contribuinte — 290 cópias
The Best American Essays 2010 (2010) — Contribuinte — 226 cópias
Paris Was Ours (2011) — Contribuinte — 223 cópias
Strange Stories for Strange Kids (2001) — Contribuinte — 220 cópias
The Best American Travel Writing 2008 (2008) — Contribuinte — 211 cópias
The Best American Travel Writing 2006 (2006) — Contribuinte — 205 cópias
The Best American Travel Writing 2002 (2002) — Contribuinte — 190 cópias
This Is NPR: The First Forty Years (2010) — Contribuinte — 188 cópias
This Is My Best: Great Writers Share Their Favorite Work (2004) — Contribuinte — 159 cópias
The Best American Travel Writing 2010 (2010) — Contribuinte — 100 cópias
Man of My Dreams: Provocative Writing on Men Loving Men (1996) — Contribuinte — 75 cópias
Best Food Writing 2001 (2001) — Contribuinte — 66 cópias
The Best Australian Essays 2009 (2009) — Contribuinte — 21 cópias
Brothers: 26 Stories of Love and Rivalry (2009) — Contribuinte — 14 cópias
Every True Pleasure: LGBTQ Tales of North Carolina (2019) — Contribuinte — 9 cópias

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome de batismo
Sedaris, David Raymond
Data de nascimento
1956-12-26
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Johnson City, New York, USA
Locais de residência
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
New York, New York, USA
Paris, France
London, England, UK
Rackham, West Sussex, England, UK
Educação
Kent State University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BA|1987)
Ocupação
writer
Relacionamentos
Sedaris, Amy (sister)
Hamrick, Hugh (partner)
Organizações
New Yorker
NPR
Premiações
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) (mostrar todas 7)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Medal for Spoken Language (2018)
Agente
Steven Barclay Agency
Pequena biografia
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

Membros

Resenhas

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… (mais)
 
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corliss12000 | outras 120 resenhas | 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.… (mais)
½
 
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PilgrimJess | outras 367 resenhas | 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 | outras 367 resenhas | 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 | outras 192 resenhas | Feb 23, 2024 |

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Obras
64
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Membros
84,230
Popularidade
#133
Avaliação
3.9
Resenhas
1,830
ISBNs
458
Idiomas
21
Favorito
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