Meet David Sedaris, Series 1

Meet David Sedaris #1

by David Sedaris

American humorist David Sedaris reads from his extensive collection of comedy essays, giving his unique perspective on life in London, Paris and New York

Genres: Humor, Audiobook, Comedy

Audiobook

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

David Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized 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. His next book, Naked (1997), became his first of a series of New York Times Bestsellers, and his 2000 collection Me Talk Pretty One Day won the Thurber Prize for American Humor.
Much of Sedaris's humor is 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, as well as his life in France, London, New York, and the South Downs in England. He is the brother and writing collaborator of actress Amy Sedaris.
In 2019, Sedaris was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Reviews

[Norma · Rating 5 out of 5]

( Format : Audiobook )
"Prefer food and family to things of real value."

I first heard David Sedaris on BBC Radio 4 whilst travelling in the car to an hospital appointment. Arriving well before the end of the programme, we sat in the car for nearly twenty minutes until it was over. Deliciously funny and quirky, it was just such an alternate yet somehow familiar view of almost stream of consciousness life told with disarming honesty. But enough.
Really glad that the full series has been released to hear over and over again.
Get it, buy it, love it...

[Vijay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny Guy!

[Lucy Mackey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laugh out loud funny.