David Sedaris





David Sedaris

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

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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 upbringin...more


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Average rating: 3.89 · 534,942 ratings · 30,106 reviews · 23 distinct works
Me Talk Pretty One Day
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 256,013 ratings — published 2000 — 36 editions
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Naked
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 77,470 ratings — published 1997 — 27 editions
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy...
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 66,812 ratings — published 2004 — 32 editions
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When You Are Engulfed in Flame...
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 51,097 ratings — published 2008 — 30 editions
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Holidays on Ice
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 36,030 ratings — published 1997 — 25 editions
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Barrel Fever
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 20,116 ratings — published 1994 — 18 editions
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Santa Land Diaries
4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 9,064 ratings — published 138 — 6 editions
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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Mod...
3.2 of 5 stars 3.20 avg rating — 12,087 ratings — published 2010 — 18 editions
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Children Playing Before a Stat...
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 3,050 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions
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The David Sedaris Box Set
4.65 of 5 stars 4.65 avg rating — 823 ratings3 editions
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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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