Me Talk Pretty One Day, 9780349113913
Paperback
Laugh riot in Paris! Sedaris hilariously skewers family, language, and life.

Me Talk Pretty One Day

$24.95

  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    1 June 2003

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Summary

Lost in Translation, Found in Laughter: Me Talk Pretty One Day

Anyone who relishes the humor of NAKED and BARREL FEVER, or has experienced David Sedaris live, knows a new collection is a gift. This volume, sparked by his move to Paris, includes “Me Talk Pretty One Day,” chronicling his French language struggles under a teacher who equates teaching him to a caesarean section.

Family provides further fodder. “You Can’t Kill the Rooster” paints a portrait of h…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349113913
ISBN-10:0349113912
Series:Abacus
Author:David Sedaris
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:1 June 2003
Weight:231g
Dimensions:197mm x 128mm x 24mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Still keeps me company like a party guest who’s been asked to spend the night… His essays about living in Paris are full of piss and vinegar and achingly funny. - Armistead Maupin

Audaciously combining memoir, essay, and what has to be fiction, this fourth collection of short pieces offers pleasures normally to be found only in the best novels and the rare standup act that is actually funny. - The New Yorker

He is, simply, very funny…refusing to find anything an unfit subject for humour. - Sunday Times

A sophisticatedly funny take on modern life. Treat yourself to this book. - Irish Times

About The Author

David Sedaris

David Sedaris lives in Paris. Raised in North Carolina, he has worked as a housecleaner and most famously, as a part-time elf for Macy’s. Several of his plays have been produced and he is a regular contributor to Esquire and Public Radio International’s ‘This American Life’.

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