David Sedaris
author profile
born
December 26, 1957
gender
male
place of birth
Binghamton, New York, The United States
genre
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), and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004), have become New York Times Best Sellers. As of 2004, his books had collectively sold 2.5 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 Carolina, Greek heritage, var...more
avg rating: 4.02
| 13886 reviews
| 163337 ratings
| 20 distinct works
More books by David Sedaris…
|
Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback) by David Sedaris avg rating 4.09 — 68540 ratings — published 2000 26 editions |
my rating:
|
|
Naked (Paperback) by David Sedaris avg rating 4.03 — 43698 ratings — published 1998 22 editions |
my rating:
|
|
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (Paperback) by David Sedaris avg rating 3.97 — 24134 ratings — published 2004 25 editions |
my rating:
|
|
Holidays on Ice (Paperback) by David Sedaris avg rating 3.98 — 13922 ratings — published 1997 20 editions |
my rating:
|
|
When You Are Engulfed in Flames (Hardcover) by David Sedaris avg rating 3.91 — 17195 ratings — published 2008 11 editions |
my rating:
|
|
Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays (Paperback) by David Sedaris avg rating 3.73 — 10534 ratings — published 1994 16 editions |
my rating:
|
|
Santaland Diaries (Paperback) by David Sedaris avg rating 4.31 — 3436 ratings — published 2001 4 editions |
my rating:
|
|
David Sedaris Live at Carnegie Hall (Audio CD) by David Sedaris avg rating 4.55 — 1358 ratings — published 2003 2 editions |
my rating:
|
|
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (Hardcover) by David Sedaris avg rating 3.94 — 1351 ratings — published 2004 |
my rating:
|
|
Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules (Paperback) by David Sedaris avg rating 3.60 — 2008 ratings — published 2005 2 editions |
my rating:
|
quotes by David Sedaris
"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)
tags:
sympathy
666 people liked it
"Everyone looks retarded once you set your mind to it."
— David Sedaris
— David Sedaris
"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)
topics mentioning this author
| topics | replies | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Book Challenge: Eric's Book Challenge | 36 | 134 | 18 days ago, 05:33AM | |
| The Book Challenge: Istoleahalo's 2008 Book Challenges | 50 | 58 | 14 days ago, 08:08PM | |
| The Next Best Boo...: December Group Read Voting Is CLOSED!! | 105 | 312 | 6 days ago, 01:49PM | |
| SciFi and Fantasy...: * Master Fantasy Book List | 19 | 552 | 6 days ago, 05:18PM | |
| 50 Books 2008: Suzanne's List Starting August 2008 | 14 | 42 | 1 hour, 46 min ago | |
| Chicks On Lit: To read in 09... | 15 | 41 | 1 hour, 16 min ago | |
| The Next Best Boo...: What are you reading? | 6180 | 2525 | 28 minutes ago |














