David Sedaris Libri

David Sedaris gioca nella neve con le sorelle. Va invacanza con la famiglia. Pulisce il pavimento della sorella. Trova lavoro. Va al matrimonio del fratello. Dà indicazioni a un viaggiatore che si è perso. Si mangia un hamburger. Si fa misurare la glicemia. Eccetera eccetera. Roba assolutamente normale, no? Ma è proprio a partire da questa “roba assolutamente normale” che il genio comico di David Sedaris, l’autore di Ciclopi e Holidays on Ice, fa emergere in tutta la sua micidiale crudezza l’esilarante assurdità della vita quotidiana. Se è vero che tutte le famiglie felici si assomigliano, e che ogni famiglia infelice è infelice a suo modo, va anche detto che ogni famiglia ha il suo ricco campionario di scheletri nell’armadio, di nefandezze condivise, di bizzarrie più o meno edificanti, di bassezze perpetrate o subite. Ed è questo cuore oscuro della vita quotidiana che Sedaris disseziona nei suoi racconti in modo brillante quanto impietoso, dando corpo alla più struggente e spassosa delle commedie umane.

Diario di un fumatore è una raccolta di storie (vere e inventate) che al centro della narrazione hanno come sempre figure e situazioni tanto bizzarre quanto sinistramente familiari, che descrivono in modo irresistibile la tremenda difficoltà della vita moderna. Malvagio, grottesco, illuminante, spassoso e unico, Sedaris si conferma come “Lo” scrittore umoristico per eccellenza, un maestro della satira e uno dei più acuti osservatori di quella fonte inesauribile di vicende tragicomiche che è la condizione umana.

"There's no right way to keep a diary, but if there's an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it. If it's navel-gazing you're after, you've come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather, his observation turn outward: a fight between two men on a bus, a fight between two men on the street, pedestrians being whacked over the head or gathering to watch as a man considers leaping to his death. There's a dirty joke shared at a book signing, then a dirtier one told at a dinner party -- lots of jokes here. Plenty of laughs. These diaries remind you that you once really hated George W. Bush, and that not too long ago, Donald Trump was just a harmless laughingstock, at least on French TV. Time marches on, and Sedaris, at his desk or on planes, in hotel dining rooms and odd Japanese inns, records it. The entries here reflect an ever-changing background -- new administrations, new restrictions on speech and conduct. What you can say at the start of the book, you can't by the end. At its best, A Carnival of Snackery is a sort of sampler: the bitter and the sweet. Some entries are just what you wanted. Others you might want to spit discreetly into a napkin."--From publisher

A lavish gift edition of David Sedaris's best stories, spanning his spectacular bestselling career. Hand-picked by David himself, these are stories that will make you laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time, from "the funniest man alive" (Time Out New York).

A new roundup of personal essays from the No. 1 bestselling writer Time named America's favourite humourist

David Sedaris returns with a new collection of personal essays, reflecting on life before and during the pandemic. As "Happy-Go-Lucky" begins, he shares experiences like learning to shoot guns with his sister, visiting flea markets in Serbia, and making jokes with his elderly father. However, everything changes when the pandemic strikes, forcing him into lockdown and halting his beloved tours. To cope, he walks through a nearly deserted city, vacuums his apartment frequently, and ponders the lives of those struggling during quarantine. As the world adapts to a new normal, Sedaris finds himself transformed. After an awkward encounter while trying to help a stranger, he gains newfound confidence and reflects on being newly orphaned in his seventh decade. Venturing back into a changed America, he observes a landscape marked by weariness, empty storefronts, and graffiti that captures the complexities of contemporary life—messages like "Eat the Rich," "Trump 2024," and "Black Lives Matter" abound. In this collection, Sedaris masterfully conveys the unexpected humor and poignancy of recent upheavals, both personal and societal, while articulating the misanthropy and longing for connection that resonate with us all.

The long-awaited new collection of stories from David Sedaris, America's favourite humourist.

* A brilliant new collection of essays from the number 1 bestselling writer named by TIME magazine as America's Favorite Humorist

SantaLand Diaries collects six of David Sedaris¿s most profound Christmas stories into one slender volume perfect for use as a last-minute coaster or ice-scraper. This drinking man¿s companion can be enjoyed by the warmth of a raging fire, the glow of a brilliantly decorated tree, or even in the back seat of a police car. It should be read with your eyes, felt with your heart, and heard only when spoken to. It should, in short, behave much like a book. And oh, what a book it is! ¿Acidly camp, bitchily kitsch and slickly satirical packages of out-there humour . . . very funny¿ Sunday Times

A recent transplant to Paris, humorist David Sedaris, bestselling author of "Naked", presents a collection of his strongest work yet, including the title story about his hilarious attempt to learn French. A number one national bestseller now in paperback.