To see him read his own work on stage allows his autobiographical narrative to reveal a uniquely personal narrative that will keep you laughing throughout the evening. If you love David Sedaris’s cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you’re getting into at his live readings. More than ever - we’re allowed to laugh.” One of his new books, The Best of Me (Little Brown/ Hachette, Fall 2020), is a collection of 42 previously published stories and essays, about which novelist Andrew Sean Greer wrote in the New York Times: “You must read “The Best of Me.” It will be a new experience, knowing that enough time has passed to find humor in the hardest parts of life. Full of joy, generosity, and the incisive humor that has led David Sedaris to be called the funniest man alive (Time Out New York), The Best of Me spans a career spent watching and learning and laughingquite often at himselfand invites readers deep into the world of one of the most brilliant and original writers of our time. Little, Brown, 30 (400p) ISBN 978-4-2 Sedaris’s brilliant knack for observational humor is on full display in this. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. BUY THIS BOOK The Best of Me: Essays David Sedaris. Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers.

He is the recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, Jonathan Swift. In 2019, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. For the past couple of decades, David Sedaris has more or less created his own genre, with his confessional stories that reveal both the absurdity and the emotion of everyday life.

He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker and BBC Radio 4. With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, Mr. David Sedaris is the author of eleven previous books, including, most recently, The Best of Me, Calypso and Theft by Finding.

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