Me Talk Pretty One Day
$25.13
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
2 June 2003
Summary
Anyone that has read NAKED and BARREL FEVER, or heard David Sedaris speaking live or on the radio will tell you that a new collection from him is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris from New York inspired these hilarious new pieces, including ‘Me Talk Pretty One Day’, about his attempts to learn French from a sadistic teacher who declares that ‘every day spent with you is like having a caesarean section’.
His family is another inspiration. ‘You Can’t Kill the Rooster’ is a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349113913 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349113912 |
| Author: | David Sedaris |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 2 June 2003 |
| Weight: | 225g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Abacus |
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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 YorkerHe is, simply, very funny…refusing to find anything an unfit subject for humour. - Sunday TimesA sophisticatedly funny take on modern life. Treat yourself to this book. - Irish TimesAbout 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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