David Sedaris
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born
December 26, 1957
gender
male
place of birth
Binghamton, New York, The United States
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Biographies & Memoirs, Humor, Short Stories
about this author
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 upbringin...more
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Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris avg rating 3.97 — 101,326 ratings — published 2000 30 editions |
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Naked by David Sedaris avg rating 4.02 — 47,277 ratings — published 1997 26 editions |
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris avg rating 3.96 — 30,204 ratings — published 2004 28 editions |
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris avg rating 3.88 — 20,849 ratings — published 2008 19 editions |
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Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris avg rating 3.94 — 17,387 ratings — published 1997 24 editions |
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Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays by David Sedaris avg rating 3.72 — 11,982 ratings — published 1994 16 editions |
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Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris avg rating 4.29 — 3,678 ratings — published 2001 4 editions |
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David Sedaris Live at Carnegie Hall by David Sedaris avg rating 4.53 — 1,651 ratings — published 2003 3 editions |
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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules by David Sedaris avg rating 3.60 — 1,704 ratings — published 2005 6 editions |
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The David Sedaris Box Set by David Sedaris avg rating 4.68 — 538 ratings — published 2000 3 editions |
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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: Stories and Essays)
— David Sedaris (Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays)
"We were not a hugging people. In terms of emotional comfort it was our belief that no amount of physical contact could match the healing powers of a well made cocktail."
— David Sedaris (Naked)
— David Sedaris (Naked)
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