David Sedaris

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

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Image credit: Oliver DelaCruz, November 19, 2005

Séries

David Sedaris Diaries

Obras por David Sedaris

Popular Recente

Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000) 21,054 exemplares

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004) 13,248 exemplares

Naked (1997) 12,321 exemplares

When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2008) — Narrador, algumas edições — 9,130 exemplares

Holidays on Ice: Stories (1997) 7,590 exemplares

Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays (1994) 5,428 exemplares

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls (2013) 3,478 exemplares

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk (2010) 3,381 exemplares

Calypso (2018) 2,267 exemplares

Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) (2017) 1,459 exemplares

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules (2005) — Editor; Introdução — 1,216 exemplares

SantaLand Diaries (1998) 690 exemplares

Happy-Go-Lucky (2022) 636 exemplares

The Best of Me (2020) 631 exemplares

A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries (2003-2020) (2021) 486 exemplares

David Sedaris Live at Carnegie Hall (2003) 352 exemplares

The Book of Liz (2002) 278 exemplares

The David Sedaris Box Set (2000) 134 exemplares

Themes and Variations (2020) 123 exemplares

Santaland Diaries and Seasons Greetings (1998) 102 exemplares

David Sedaris: Live For Your Listening Pleasure (2009) 82 exemplares

Van je familie moet je het hebben (2010) 78 exemplares

David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium (2017) 78 exemplares

Me Talk Pretty One Day [abridged] (2001) 70 exemplares

Naked [abridged] (2001) 61 exemplares

The Ultimate David Sedaris (2006) 36 exemplares

Pretty Ugly (TOON Books) (2024) 26 exemplares

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules [Unabridged Selections] (2005) 15 exemplares

Fuselfieber / Nackt. Doppelband (1999) 9 exemplares

Barrel Fever and Other Stories (Abridged Audio) (2000) 8 exemplares

Wer's findet, dem gehört's: Meine Tagebücher und ich (2017) 7 exemplares

Hundeleben (2002) 4 exemplares

Cuor contento il ciel lo aiuta (2023) 4 exemplares

David Sedaris Book Set: Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim/Me Talk Pretty One Day (2005) 3 exemplares

Naked / Me Talk Pretty One Day (2017) 3 exemplares

Do I Sound Gay? 2 exemplares

Two Classic Stories (2014) 2 exemplares

Innocents Abroad 2 exemplares

Cíclopes / Barrel Fever (Spanish Edition) (2002) 2 exemplares

Holidays on Ice (Abridged Audio) (2001) 2 exemplares

Schafft die Ya Ya raus!. Das Beste aus dem Hause Sedaris. Ungekürzte Hörfassungen (2003) 2 exemplares

Rooster at the Hitchin' Post 2 exemplares

Naked (Edition unknown) by David Sedaris [Paperback(1998£©] 1 exemplar

[A carnival of snackery] ; Kleine Happen : TagebÃ¼cher (2003-2020) (2023) 1 exemplar

Ãlbum de famÃlia 1 exemplar

As Syzitisoume Gia to Diaviti me Koukouvagies (Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls) (2014) 1 exemplar

Aileni Kot ve Kadifeyle Giydir (2015) 1 exemplar

Bitte lächeln! (2023) 1 exemplar

Estoy bien (2024) 1 exemplar

Themes and Variations - An Essay 1 exemplar

©lbum de fam©Ưlia 1 exemplar

David Sedaris Comedy Novel Collection 8 Book Set (2010) 1 exemplar

David Sedaris 4 Book Set: Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked, Dress Your Family in Corduroy, When you are Engulfed in Flames (2003) 1 exemplar

Diário de um Fumador (Portuguese Edition) (2009) 1 exemplar

Karácsony jéggel (2004) 1 exemplar

Solution to Saturday's Puzzle: A Short Story from 'When You Are Engulfed in Flames' 1 exemplar

David Sedaris Novel Collection 4 Book Set 1 exemplar

Letting Go 1 exemplar

Sedaris David 1 exemplar

Farm 1 exemplar

satirical book - annual newsletters. 1 exemplar

NPR Holiday Favorites (2009) 1 exemplar

3-book Set By David Sedaris; Me Talk Pretty One Day, Barrel Fever, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim 1 exemplar

To Make a Friend, Be a Friend 1 exemplar

Je suis tres a cheval sur les principes (2013) 1 exemplar

Work Explorer

Associated Works

Lincoln in the Bardo (2017) — Narrador, algumas edições — 5,774 exemplares

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003 (2003) — Contribuidor — 747 exemplares

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2004 (2004) — Contribuidor — 741 exemplares

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002 (2002) — Contribuidor — 597 exemplares

Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories (1987) — Prefácio, algumas edições — 371 exemplares

The Best American Essays 2005 (2005) — Contribuidor — 343 exemplares

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2010 (2010) — Introdução — 302 exemplares

The Best American Essays 2008 (2008) — Contribuidor — 290 exemplares

The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion (2011) — Contribuidor — 245 exemplares

Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (2000) — Contribuidor — 234 exemplares

The Best American Essays 2010 (2010) — Contribuidor — 227 exemplares

Paris Was Ours (2011) — Contribuidor — 225 exemplares

Strange Stories for Strange Kids (2001) — Contribuidor — 220 exemplares

The Best American Travel Writing 2008 (2008) — Contribuidor — 211 exemplares

The Best American Travel Writing 2006 (2006) — Contribuidor — 205 exemplares

The Best American Travel Writing 2002 (2002) — Contribuidor — 190 exemplares

This Is NPR: The First Forty Years (2010) — Contribuidor — 189 exemplares

Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: Work from 1970 to the Present (2007) — Contribuidor — 184 exemplares

This Is My Best: Great Writers Share Their Favorite Work (2004) — Contribuidor — 160 exemplares

The Best American Travel Writing 2010 (2010) — Contribuidor — 100 exemplares

Man of My Dreams: Provocative Writing on Men Loving Men (1996) — Contribuidor — 76 exemplares

Best Food Writing 2001 (2001) — Contribuidor — 66 exemplares

The Best Australian Essays 2009 (2009) — Contribuidor — 21 exemplares

Brothers: 26 Stories of Love and Rivalry (2009) — Contribuidor — 14 exemplares

Every True Pleasure: LGBTQ Tales of North Carolina (2019) — Contribuidor — 9 exemplares

Freche Engel und wilde Weihnachtsmänner (2005) 1 exemplar

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome legal: 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)
Ocupações: writer
Relações: Sedaris, Amy (sister)
Hamrick, Hugh (partner)
Organizações: New Yorker
NPR
Prémios e menções honrosas: 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 todos 7)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Medal for Spoken Language (2018)
Agente: Steven Barclay Agency
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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

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Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim por David Sedaris

For a week or two, the book group of which I am a long-distance member (me: southern France, they: northern England) had a bit of an e-mail chat about David Sedaris. He is, apparently, the funniest man alive. So I was almost ecstatic to discover one of his books, unread and indeed previously unnoticed, on our shelves. Well, I've read it. It went down easily enough, but I was in truth slightly underwhelmed after the big build-up he'd had. He snatches at incidents from throughout his childhood and adulthood: there's no sense of a narrative here. However, by the end, there's a vivid picture of a feisty and somewhat disfunctional family at work, providing him with endless material for the incidents he describes. It's fun, easy to pick up and enjoy, but for me, it wasn't a memorable read. One for the holiday suitcase?… (mais)

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Margaret09 | 193 outras críticas | Apr 15, 2024 |

When You Are Engulfed in Flames por David Sedaris

Great fun read for Sedaris fans. Didn't laugh out loud quite as much as I have with his others but still enjoyed it. The last story - Smoking Section - loses its energy pretty quickly but overall a good read for the beach or a long weekend.

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gonzocc | 267 outras críticas | Mar 31, 2024 |

Holidays on Ice: Stories por David Sedaris

I think David Sedaris is hilarious for the most part. Sometimes I feel like he’s trying too hard which was the case in parts of this but overall I enjoyed the humor...until the last story.

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jbrownleo | 193 outras críticas | Mar 27, 2024 |

Naked por David Sedaris

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 | 120 outras críticas | Mar 16, 2024 |

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