David Sedaris
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David Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is a gay American essayist and radio contributor. He is very much a satirist.
Sedaris was born in Johnson City, New York and was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. He first achieved prominence in 1992 with the radio essay The SantaLand Diaries on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. It was also broadcast in the UK on Radio 4 in 1996.
Several compilations of his humor columns have been published in books such as Naked, Barrel Fever, and Me Talk Pretty One Day. He can occasionally be heard reading essays on radio programs such as This American Life. Much of his humor is autobiographical, concerning his family life, jobs, education, and relationships.
He lives mostly in France with his partner, Hugh Hamrick. More recently he has purchased an apartment in London. His sister, Amy Sedaris, is a writer and actress.
His newest book, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, released in June 2004, hit the #1 spot on the New York Times Bestseller List for Nonfiction.
Selected Works
- Sedaris (1994). Barrel Fever. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0-575-40073-0 (UK)
- Sedaris (1997). Naked. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0-316-77949-0 (USA)
- Sedaris (1998). Holidays on Ice : Stories. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0-316-77923-7 (USA)
- Sedaris (1998). Santaland Diaries & Seasons Greetings: 2 Plays. Dramatists Play Service Inc ISBN 0-822-21631-0
- Sedaris (2000). Me Talk Pretty One Day. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0-349-11391-2 (UK)
- Sedaris (2002). The David Sedaris Box Set [UNABRIDGED]. Time Warner Audio Major; Unabridged edition ISBN 1-586-21434-9
- Sedaris with Amy Sedaris (2002). The Book of Liz. Unknown ISBN 0-822-21827-5
- Sedaris (2004). Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0-316-14346-4
- Sedaris (2005). Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules. ISBN 074327394X
Radio
David Sedaris is featured regularly on the NPR/Chicago Public Radio show, This American Life. As of 9 April 2005, he has contributed to or been featured on 36 episodes.
External links
[Previously unpublished Sedaris interview, June 2005]de:David Sedaris