David Sedaris

EL MÁXIMO EXPONENTE DE LA TRAGICOMEDIA AMERICANA «Un precioso antídoto contra la tristeza o el miedo. Sedaris lo merece todo.» BOB POP «Humor devastador para contar cosas tristes. Falsa frivolidad q

David Sedaris's remarkable ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this new book of stories. Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life - the etiquette of having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger or how to soundproof your windows with LP covers against neurotic songbirds - to the most deeply resonant human truths. Taking in the parasitic worm that once lived in his mother-in-law's leg, an encounter with a dingo and the purchase of a human skeleton, and culminating in a brilliant account of his attempt to quit smoking - in Tokyo - David Sedaris's sixth story collection is a fresh masterpiece of comic writing.

David Sedaris's remarkable ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this new book of stories. Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life ? the etiquette of having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger or how to soundproof your windows with LP covers against neurotic songbirds ? to the most deeply resonant human truths. Taking in the parasitic worm that once lived in his mother-in-law's leg, an encounter with a dingo and the purchase of a human skeleton, and culminating in a brilliant account of his attempt to quit smoking ? in Tokyo ? David Sedaris's sixth story collection is a fresh masterpiece of comic writing.

This collection of sharply observed animal-themed tales is a delight, told with David Sedaris's trademark blend of hilarity and goodnaturedness Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear an uncanny resemblance to the insanity of our own everyday interactions In 'The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck', three strangers commiserate about animal bureaucracy while waiting in a complaint line...

''Unquestionably the king of comic writing . . . Calypso is both funnier and more heartbreaking than pretty much anything out there'' Hadley Freeman, GuardianIf 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.

PANXACONTENT Quan la teva vida queda marcada pels abusos familiars i les morts de persones estimades, l?humor esdevé un escut per defensar i una espasa per ferir. La comicitat de Sedaris és una arma de doble tall, que tant pot traspuar la tendresa de l?innocent com la fredor de qui te el pare sedat abans de morir. Imaginem-nos-ho: Soc un zombi, li diu el pare al caire de la mort, i a ell nomes li surt de dir: En realitat, no. Els zombis caminen i mengen solid. Tu ets mes aviat un vegetal. David Sedaris Es escriptor, humorista i articulista a The New York Times. Fill d?una mare que el deixava fora de casa congelat en dies de neu i un pare que quan no hi havia ningu li revisava el cul al lavabo de dalt per buscar hemorroides, viu a Anglaterra, on passa fred amb el pintor Hugh Hamrick, un eriço i dues granotes.

Un libro di racconti pieno di humor caustico del celebre autore e conduttore radiofonico americano. Dalla sue eroica resistenza ai tentativi di una logopedista di correggere un difetto di pronuncia, alle spassose imprese con Victor Mancini, nano insegnante letteralmente ossessionato dai seni femminili, alle sue peripezie con la lingua francese: ogni episodio e un'occasione per le sue osservazioni a volte ciniche, a volte oltraggiose, a volte sarcastiche, ma sempre divertentissime.

David Sedaris, the champion storyteller, (Los Angeles Times) returns with his first new collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso.Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a maskor notwas a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As Happy-Go-Lucky opens, he is learning to shoot guns with his sister, visiting muddy flea markets in Serbia, buying gummy worms to feed to ants, and telling his nonagenarian father wheelchair jokes.But then the pandemic hits, and like so many others, hes stuck in lockdown, unable to tour and read for audiences, the part of his work he loves most. To cope, he walks for miles through a nearly deserted city, smelling only his own breath. He vacuums his apartment twice a day, fails to hoard anything, and contemplates how sex workers and acupuncturists might be getting by during quarantine.

Genius It is miraculous to read these pieces You must read The Best of Me. Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book ReviewA New York Times Book Review Editors ChoiceA CNN and Christian Science Monitor Best Book of the MonthFor more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space, virtually creating his own genre. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to read without laughing.

For more than 25 years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space, virtually creating his own genre. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to hear without laughing.

For more than 25 years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space, virtually creating his own genre. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to hear without laughing.

#1-Bestseller der New York TimesDen betorend geheimnisvollen Namen Calypso teilen sich unter anderem eine griechische Meeresnymphe, ein afrikanisch-karibischer Tanzrhythmus und ein Saturnmond. Fragt man David Sedaris, ist Calypso ein besonders bescheuerter Name fur eine Katze. Aber auch ein betorend geheimnisvoller Titel fur die lang erwartete neue Geschichtensammlung eines der erfolgreichsten Humoristen unserer Zeit, der es wie kein anderer versteht, zarte Schonheit im Hasslichen zu entdecken und die banale Komik des schonen Scheins zu entlarven.Die autobiografischen Geschichten in Calypso kreisen um das solare Zentrum der Familie. In den Ferien und an Feiertagen kommt der Sedaris-Clan zusammen, im elterlichen Strandhaus, spater in David Sedaris eigener Zuflucht mit Meerblick, und flickt am generationsubergreifenden Quilt aus gescheiterten Beziehungen, tragischen Toden, spaten Einsichten - und hartnackiger Liebe zu den Freunden, die man sich nicht aussuchen kann.