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Me Talk Pretty One Day
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 portrait of his brother, who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern annoyances as restaurant meals presented in ludicrous towers of food and cashiers with six-inch fingernails.
272 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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David Sedaris
123 books29.8k followersDavid 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.
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.
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November 25, 2020
读完Calypso再来读这本书，没有了对于结构上的惊喜，习惯了每一篇essay都是描述一件琐事，也有可能是这本书时间线上更明确。书评看到描述“droll”，感觉蛮符合我对作者文笔的印象。和Calypso一样，并没有使我开怀大笑，更多的是觉得作者的想象力丰富，对于日常的琐事的描写和角度比较吸引我。
看了一些goodreads的评论，确实因为essay的原因，有一些主题没有那么对我的胃口， 但也不可否认，也有故事依然能够投射我的情感。
看了一些goodreads的评论，确实因为essay的原因，有一些主题没有那么对我的胃口， 但也不可否认，也有故事依然能够投射我的情感。
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