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by David Sedaris, Дэвид Седарис

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...

A big family, at the beach.

Genres: Nonfiction

Unknown Binding

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

[Romy Rhoads Ewing · Rating 5 out of 5]

heartbreaking. really well done. i remember reading this when it was in the new yorker and recognized the title immediately now that i'm reading calypso, and almost skipped over it because i thought it'd be too much. but i ended up reading it again and i'm so glad i did. but it's incredibly sweet and kind and i'm so glad it exists.

[Vicky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this essay when it was first published, and have thought of it often since then. A reread finds it holding up splendidly.

[Kayleigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.
Tbh this guy seems like an awful brother.