David Sedaris





David Sedaris

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in Binghamton, New York, The United States
December 26, 1956

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David Sedaris is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist and radio contributor.

Sedaris came to prominence 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. Each of his four subsequent essay collections, Naked (1997), Holidays on Ice (1997), Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000), Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004), and When You Are Engulfed in Flames (2008) have become New York Times Best Sellers.

As of 2008, his books have collectively sold seven million copies. Much of Sedaris' humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating, and it often concerns his family life, his middle class upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North...more


Average rating: 3.95 · 845,685 ratings · 37,049 reviews · 30 distinct works · Similar authors
Me Talk Pretty One Day
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 351,159 ratings — published 2000 — 44 editions
Naked
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 126,545 ratings — published 1997 — 34 editions
Dress Your Family in Cordur...
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 119,309 ratings — published 2004 — 46 editions
When You Are Engulfed in Fl...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 93,115 ratings — published 2008 — 33 editions
Holidays on Ice
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 56,555 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions
Barrel Fever
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 31,421 ratings — published 1994 — 21 editions
SantaLand Diaries
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October 2010, David Sedaris
"A self-proclaimed magnet for crazy people, the humorist talks about his new work of short fiction, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, and the grossest nature videos you can find on YouTube." ...More

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“If you're looking for sympathy you'll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.”
David Sedaris, Barrel Fever

“Everyone looks retarded once you set your mind to it.”
David Sedaris

“I haven't the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.”
David Sedaris, Naked

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