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The long-awaited new collection of stories from David Sedaris, America's favourite humorist.
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David Sedaris is the author of twelve previous books, including, most recently, A Carnival of Snackery, The Best of Me, and Calypso. He is a regular contributor to the New Yorker and BBC Radio 4. In 2019, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is the recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, the Jonathan Swift Prize for Satire and Humor, and the Terry Southern Prize for Humor.
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If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself. With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny - it's a book that can make you laugh 'til you snort, the way only family can. Sedaris's writing has never been sharper, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But much of the comedy here is born out of that vertiginous moment when your own body betrays you and you realize that the story of your life is made up of more past than future. This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who loathe small talk and love a good tumour joke. Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet - and it just might be his very best.
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Calypso: 'Unquestionably the king of comic writing' Guardian
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Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom, London, 2019
ISBN 10 : 0349141894
ISBN 13 : 9780349141893
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 'Sedaris is the premier observer of our world and its weirdnesses' ADAM KAY 'Funnier and more heartbreaking than pretty much anything out there' HADLEY FREEMAN, GUARDIAN 'The brilliance of David Sedaris' writing is that his very essence, his aura, seeps through the pages of his books like an intoxication cloud' ALAN CUMMING, NEW YORK TIMES 'The funniest writer alive today' JONATHAN ROSS 'An incredibly funny and sometimes moving meditation on love, death and family life' SUNDAY TIMES When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realisation: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR009932456
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Calypso : 'Unquestionably the King of Comic Writing' Guardian
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ISBN 13 : 9780349141893
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Calypso : 'Unquestionably the King of Comic Writing' Guardian
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Little, Brown Book Group Limited, 2019
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ISBN 13 : 9780349141893
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Vendeur : Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Royaume-Uni
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Calypso : 'Unquestionably the King of Comic Writing' Guardian
Edité par
Little, Brown Book Group Limited, 2019
ISBN 10 : 0349141894
ISBN 13 : 9780349141893
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Vendeur : Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.53. N° de réf. du vendeur G0349141894I3N00
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Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.53. N° de réf. du vendeur G0349141894I3N00
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