ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY

SEDARIS, David

ISBN 10: 0349113912 / ISBN 13: 9780349113913

Verlag: Abacus, London, 2000

Beschreibung

SIGNED and inscribed by Davis Sedaris on the title page, fine condition, paperback, 10 unpaginated plus 272 pages. [QP].

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 011495

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY
• Verlag: Abacus, London
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0349113912
• ISBN-13: 9780349113913
• Einband: Soft cover
• Zustand: Fine
• Signiert: Signed by Author(s)
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Literature
  • Humour

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

A hilarious collection of essays from David Sedaris, 'the premier observer of our world and its weirdnesses' (Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt)

Anyone who has heard David Sedaris speaking live or on the radio will tell you that a collection from him is cause for jubilation. A move to Paris from New York inspired these hilarious 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.

Readers say:

'Fantastically funny book which gets better and better'

'Oh how I loved this book. David Sedaris and his adventures in learning to speak French made me cry with laughter, especially the terrifying teacher at the language classes'

'Why have I not discovered him before'

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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.