New Releases by David Sedaris

EL MÁXIMO EXPONENTE DE LA TRAGICOMEDIA AMERICANA «Un precioso antídoto contra la tristeza o el miedo. Sedaris lo merece todo.» BOB POP «Humor devastador para contar cosas tristes. Falsa frivolidad que transforma lo banal en reflexivo.» SERGI PÀMIES Después del éxito de Calypso, publicamos por fin la nueva obra de David Sedaris, maestro del humor cínico y tierno, un éxito apabullante en Estados Unidos. Un relato que empieza con la llegada de la pandemia y que luego pasa a reflexionar sobre la muerte de su padre y el significado de quedar huérfano. Tan precisa como tierna, tan misántropa como humanista, Estoy bien es la gran obra maestra de David Sedaris. Mientras la salud de su padre se extingue poco a poco, Sedaris trata de abrazar todo el absurdo que contiene la realidad. Se apunta a un campo de tiro con su hermana, hace un tour por Europa del Este en compañía de varios guías de pasado oscuro, ve cómo un huracán se lleva su casa, da un discurso de graduación en la universidad con el que nadie contaba y repiensa el amor desde todas las perspectivas posibles. Según The Guardian, el diario británico más prestigioso, «David Sedaris es el rey indiscutible de la literatura humorística». Vida, muerte, familias que hacen lo que pueden, chistes de alto riesgo, relaciones de larga duración y acupunturistas desesperados. Un libro que más que un libro es una forma de mirar el mundo, protagonizado por un hombre que atraviesa la presidencia de Trump, la pandemia y los disturbios del Black Lives Matter con una nube de melancolía lloviéndole por encima, pero procurando reír hasta que le duela.

Quan la teva vida queda marcada pels abusos familiars i les morts de persones estimades, l''humor esdevé un escut per defensar i una espasa per ferir. La comicitat de Sedaris és una arma de doble tall, que tant pot traspuar la tendresa de l''innocent com la fredor de qui té el pare sedat abans de morir. Imaginem-nos-ho: «Soc un zombi», li diu el pare al caire de la mort, i a ell només li surt de dir: «En realitat, no. Els zombis caminen i mengen sòlid. Tu ets més aviat un vegetal».

Amazon Best Children''s Book of the Year winner for ages 6 to 8 Most Anticipated Books of 2024 List, Kirkus Reviews Most Anticipated Kids Books List - February, Barnes & Noble Kids Indie Next Pick March/April 2024 A hilariously quirky monster tale about appreciating beauty—in all its weird and wonderful forms!— by the creator of the iconic Olivia books and bestselling humorist David Sedaris. ★“Disgustingly hilarious….Adult readers will recognize hints of Maurice Sendak and William Steig and maybe even a smattering of Tim Burton in this remarkable outsider tale….Consider this little monstrosity a much-needed corrective to smarmy platitudes.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “[..] Demonstrates an appealing, Olivia-esque joie de vivre.” —The New York Times In this beautifully gross picture book, Anna Van Ogre’s lovely monster face turns into that of a sickeningly adorable, rosy-cheeked little girl—and it’s not switching back! Can she find a way to stop looking like an ugly human and regain her gorgeous monstrosity of a face? In this incredible story about beauty standards, owning your uniquessness, and developing self-esteem, nationally acclaimed comedian and perpetual bestelling author David Sedaris and renowned creator of the Olivia picture boook series Ian Falconer come together to ponder the eternally relevant question: is true beauty really on the inside? Sedaris and Falconer make a spectacular splash with this tale of a monster turned ugly—stuck with a human face!

C''è stata un''epoca nella quale i menu dei ristoranti erano stampati su carta e in cui uno si chiedeva se indossare o no una maschera solo la vigilia di Halloween. In quel tempo, non così distante da oggi, David Sedaris passava le sue giornate facendo cose normali. Insomma, più o meno normali. Poi è arrivata la pandemia e anche lui si è ritrovato bloccato in isolamento forzato, senza la possibilità di andare in tournée e di fare le sue letture pubbliche nei teatri (la parte del suo lavoro che preferisce). Per sopravvivere, ha finito per macinare instancabilmente chilometri e chilometri in una città quasi deserta, ha passato l''aspirapolvere nel suo appartamento due volte al giorno e ha riflettuto a lungo su come le lavoratrici del sesso e gli agopuntori potessero cavarsela durante la quarantena. Ora, alle prese con una realtà che si sta stabilizzando in nuove forme, anche Sedaris si riscopre cambiato. Dopo aver offerto invano a uno sconosciuto di pagargli un intervento per rimettersi a posto i denti assai disastrati, decide di raddrizzare i propri, di denti, e si avventura nel mondo con rinnovata fiducia. Rimasto orfano, riflette su cosa significhi, nel suo settimo decennio di vita, non essere più il figlio di qualcuno. In queste pagine irresistibili, Sedaris ci racconta il lato inaspettato, assurdo e toccante dei recenti sconvolgimenti, personali e pubblici, ed esprime con un linguaggio preciso e disarmante la misantropia e il desiderio di connessione che ci guidano. Se proprio dobbiamo vivere in tempi interessanti, non c''è nessuno meglio dell''impareggiabile David Sedaris per raccontarli.

David Sedaris, the “champion storyteller,” (Los Angeles Times) returns with his first new collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask—or not—was a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As Happy-Go-Lucky opens, he is learning to shoot guns with his sister, visiting muddy flea markets in Serbia, buying gummy worms to feed to ants, and telling his nonagenarian father wheelchair jokes. But then the pandemic hits, and like so many others, he’s stuck in lockdown, unable to tour and read for audiences, the part of his work he loves most. To cope, he walks for miles through a nearly deserted city, smelling only his own breath. He vacuums his apartment twice a day, fails to hoard anything, and contemplates how sex workers and acupuncturists might be getting by during quarantine. As the world gradually settles into a new reality, Sedaris too finds himself changed. His offer to fix a stranger’s teeth rebuffed, he straightens his own, and ventures into the world with new confidence. Newly orphaned, he considers what it means, in his seventh decade, no longer to be someone’s son. And back on the road, he discovers a battle-scarred America: people weary, storefronts empty or festooned with Help Wanted signs, walls painted with graffiti reflecting the contradictory messages of our time: Eat the Rich. Trump 2024. Black Lives Matter. In Happy-Go-Lucky, David Sedaris once again captures what is most unexpected, hilarious, and poignant about these recent upheavals, personal and public, and expresses in precise language both the misanthropy and desire for connection that drive us all. If we must live in interesting times, there is no one better to chronicle them than the incomparable David Sedaris.

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice: There’s no right way to keep a diary, but if there’s an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have masu00adtered it. If it’s navel-gazing you’re after, you’ve come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather, his observations 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 leapu00ading 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 harmu00adless 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.

“Genius… It is miraculous to read these pieces… You must read The Best of Me.” —Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book Review A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice A CNN and Christian Science Monitor Best Book of the Month For more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space, virtually creating his own genre. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to read without laughing. Now, for the first time collected in one volume, the author brings us his funniest and most memorable work. In these stories, Sedaris shops for rare taxidermy, hitchhikes with a lady quadriplegic, and spits a lozenge into a fellow traveler’s lap. He drowns a mouse in a bucket, struggles to say “give it to me” in five languages, and hand-feeds a carnivorous bird. But if all you expect to find in Sedaris’s work is the deft and sharply observed comedy for which he became renowned, you may be surprised to discover that his words bring more warmth than mockery, more fellow-feeling than derision. Nowhere is this clearer than in his writing about his loved ones. In these pages, Sedaris explores falling in love and staying together, recognizing his own aging not in the mirror but in the faces of his siblings, losing one parent and coming to terms—at long last—with the other. Taken together, the stories in TheBest of Me reveal the wonder and delight Sedaris takes in the surprises life brings him. No experience, he sees, is quite as he expected—it’s often harder, more fraught, and certainly weirder—but sometimes it is also much richer and more wonderful. 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 laughing—quite often at himself—and invites readers deep into the world of one of the most brilliant and original writers of our time.

David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book. If you''ve ever laughed your way through David Sedaris''s cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you''re getting with Calypso. You''d be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it''s impossible to take a vacation from yourself. With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny--it''s a book that can make you laugh ''til you snort, the way only family can. Sedaris''s powers of observation have never been sharper, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But much of the comedy here is born out of that vertiginous moment when your own body betrays you and you realize that the story of your life is made up of more past than future. This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who loathe small talk and love a good tumor joke. Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris''s darkest and warmest book yet--and it just might be his very best.

A remarkable illustrated volume of artwork and images selected from the diaries David Sedaris has been creating for four decades In this richly illustrated book, readers will for the first time experience the diaries David Sedaris has kept for nearly 40 years in the elaborate, three-dimensional, collaged style of the originals. A celebration of the unexpected in the everyday, the beautiful and the grotesque, this visual compendium offers unique insight into the author''s view of the world and stands as a striking and collectible volume in itself. Compiled and edited by Sedaris''s longtime friend Jeffrey Jenkins, and including interactive components, postcards, and never-before-seen photos and artwork, this is a necessary addition to any Sedaris collection, and will enthrall the author''s fans for many years to come.

»Wer anderer Leute Tagebücher liest, der bekommt, was er verdient.« David Sedaris In Wer''s findet, dem gehört''s gewährt Sedaris der Welt zum ersten Mal Einblick in seine privaten Aufzeichnungen - eine persönliche Erzählung davon, wie ein drogensüchtiger Schulabbrecher mit dem Talent, jeden Job zu verlieren, zu einem der lustigsten Menschen auf dem Planeten wurde. Die meisten Tagebücher - sogar die großer Schriftsteller - sind unvorstellbar dröge, weil sie von Gefühlen, Träumen, dem Innenleben handeln. Sedaris'' Tagebücher sind einzigartig, weil sie sich nach außen wenden. Er erklärt uns nicht, wie sich die Welt für ihn anfühlt, er zeigt uns die Welt, und damit auch, was ihn wirklich ausmacht. Wer''s findet, dem gehört''s belegt, dass Sedaris - mit seinem scharfen Blick und offenen Ohr für das Bizarre, das Schöne und das Unbequeme und mit seiner Großherzigkeit, die nicht einmal sein misanthropischer Sinn für Humor ganz verbergen kann - zu einem unserer besten Beobachter gehört.

One of the most anticipated books of 2017: Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review, New York''s "Vulture", The Week, Bustle, BookRiot An NPR Best Book of 2017An AV Club Favorite Book of 2017A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017A Goodreads Choice Awards nominee David Sedaris tells all in a book that is, literally, a lifetime in the making. For forty years, David Sedaris has kept a diary in which he records everything that captures his attention-overheard comments, salacious gossip, soap opera plot twists, secrets confided by total strangers. These observations are the source code for his finest work, and through them he has honed his cunning, surprising sentences. Now, Sedaris shares his private writings with the world. Theft by Finding, the first of two volumes, is the story of how a drug-abusing dropout with a weakness for the International House of Pancakes and a chronic inability to hold down a real job became one of the funniest people on the planet. Written with a sharp eye and ear for the bizarre, the beautiful, and the uncomfortable, and with a generosity of spirit that even a misanthropic sense of humor can''t fully disguise, Theft By Finding proves that Sedaris is one of our great modern observers. It''s a potent reminder that when you''re as perceptive and curious as Sedaris, there''s no such thing as a boring day.

En la línea de Un vestido de domingo, vuelve David Sedaris más divertido que nunca David Sedaris tiene la extraordinaria habilidad de transformar las pequeñas miserias de la vida cotidiana en situaciones desternillantes y delirantes. En este nuevo libro de relatos autobiográficos, se supera a sí mismo para llevar su ironía marca de la casa a niveles insospechados de comicidad. Así, nos habla de los posibles usos recreativos que brinda un instrumento tan sofisticado como un catéter, de cómo se puede conseguir un esqueleto humano, de un fascinante gusano parásito que vivió durante un tiempo en la pierna de su suegra o de un peculiar método para dejar de fumar viajando a Tokio. Sedaris deja claro que jugar con cerillas puede provocar un incendio devastador y que él mismo, siguiendo la estela de Groucho Marx y Woody Allen, es el más talentoso de los jugadores. Como siempre, esta nueva obra maestra de la literatura cómica, repleta de una sátira mordaz y salvaje de la clase media estadounidense, consigue restituir a la perfección la dimensión cotidiana de lo absurdo y -como por arte de magia- hacer reír al más triste. La crítica ha dicho... «Sedaris es un escritor brillante; si quieren pasar un buen rato, reír a carcajada limpia, léanlo.» El País «El humor es inteligente por definición y Sedaris atesora mucho en sus textos.» Pedro Galiano, El ojo crítico «Sedaris es la Elvira Lindo de los estadounidenses [...] un personaje digno de una aguda sitcom al estilo de Frasier [...] el hermano gemelo de Woody Allen.» María José Furió, La Vanguardia «La principal virtud de Sedaris es que ha sabido enlazar la tradición norteamericana del ensayo breve humorístico con el discurso autoirónico y contrariado de los artistas del monólogo.» Jordi Puntí, El País «Sí, es cierto: el humor siempre ha estado ahí, tronchándose en las páginas dislocadas de David Sedaris.» David Morán, ABC «Lo que trasciende del trabajo de Sedaris es su humanidad: adora a algunas personas verdaderamente espantosas, pero sabe presentarlos llenos de dignidad e incluso de gracia... es el mejor.» Judith Newman, People «El escritor norteamericano más agudo desde Dorothy Parker.» New York Magazine «Un observador burlón de lo surrealista. Su relato sobre el intento de dejar de fumar en Tokio es una obra maestra.» Times «Un humor refinado, una puesta en escena impecable y una progresiva fascinación por la humanidad y la moral.» The Guardian «Incluso la experiencia más mundana es descrita a través del particular prisma de su sensibilidad.» The New York Times «¡Es un hombre divertido, muy divertido!» The New York Observer «El rey del absurdo más mordaz triunfa con esta colección de relatos.» Publisher Weekly

Un tizio entra in un vagone ristorante - Da qui la storia può continuare in mille modi diversi. Il tizio entra nel vagone ristorante e incontra l''amore della sua vita. Oppure, il tizio entra nel vagone ristorante e lo trova completamente vuoto. Quando il tizio è David Sedaris le possibilità diventano infinite, ma il risultato sempre lo stesso: vi farà spanciare dalle risate e vi lascerà con un fastidioso groppo in gola e gli occhi vergognosamente lucidi. Sedaris racconta della divisa di suo padre per la cena (mutande e maniche di camicia), della prima colonscopia della sua vita (straordinariamente piacevole), e di quando considerò molto seriamente l''eventualità di acquistare lo scheletro di un pigmeo assassinato. Il filo rosso? La sua magistrale abilità nel trasformare qualsiasi tema in una storia d''amore: come ci si sente a stare in una relazione dove si ama e si è amati anche dopo molti anni? Cosa significa essere parte di una famiglia? E, soprattutto, com''è possibile, nonostante tutte le assurdità della vita, imparare ad amare se stessi? Con Esploriamo il diabete con i gufi David Sedaris dimostra ancora una volta perché l''intero suo lavoro di scrittore è stato definito dalle più autorevoli firme d''America "esilarante, raffinato, e incredibilmente emozionante".

Humoristische schetsen van perikelen rond de feestdagen in december.

In sechzehn autobiographischen Geschichten liefert der Star des schrägen Humors die ganze Palette zwischen Größenwahn und Menschenliebe, multipler Schizophrenie und tragikomischer Alltagssatire.

Oft kopiert – nie erreicht: Sedaris ist das Original, denn niemand kann die Schrecken des Jungseins und des Familienlebens so haarsträubend komisch und charmant schildern.

"Nackt" war erst der Anfang - jetzt kommt die Fortsetzung! David Sedaris schreibt hier seinen mit dem Erfolgstitel "Nackt" begonnenen "Roman in autobiographischen Geschichten" fort. Noch einmal wirft der Autor einen Blick zurück in die Kindheit. Wir erleben Davids Vater und dessen Jazz-Leidenschaft, gehen mit Klein David zur Logopädin, begleiten den Kunststudenten David zum ersten Mal in den Aktsaal und beobachten, wie aus David "Mr. Sedaris" wird.

Der ganz normale Wahnsinn Wer behaupten wollte, David Sedaris schreibe und veröffentliche Tagebücher, um seinen Lebensunterhalt zu verdienen, müsste Michelangelo einen Anstreicher nennen. Niemand versteht es besser als Sedaris, Erlebtes in Lesbares zu verwandeln – seit seinem Debüt mit »Nackt« lässt er seine weltumspannende Fangemeinde daran teilhaben, wie er die schmerzlichste Erinnerung in subtile Komik und die banalste Begebenheit in zeitlose Weisheit kleidet. Er ist sein eigener Inquisitor und Hofnarr zugleich – „der herausragende Vertreter des Mein-Leben-als-David-Sedaris-Genres“ (BRIGITTE). In seinem neuesten Band mit absurden Alltagsgeschichten entführt uns Sedaris unter anderem in den australischen Busch, wo allerlei Getier verborgene Ängste und längst verdrängte Erfahrungen in ihm aufleben lässt; er erzählt von einer durchzechten Nacht mit wildfremden Alkoholikern im Zug von Chicago nach New York, weiht uns ein in die Geheimnisse der französischen Kieferchirurgie und in die Abgründe des britischen Handwerkertums, verrät uns und seinem präpotenten Patenkind, wie Tagebuchschreiben funktioniert und wozu es gut ist, und lehrt uns, Eulen zu verstehen. Es gibt kaum ein besseres Mittel gegen schlechte Laune als die Komik von David Sedaris – in 26 Geschichten und einem Gedicht macht er voller Scharfsinn aus den kleinen und großen Dramen des Lebens einen guten Witz.

A guy walks into a bar car and... From here the story could take many turns. When this guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved. Sedaris remembers his father''s dinnertime attire (shirtsleeves and underpants), his first colonoscopy (remarkably pleasant), and the time he considered buying the skeleton of a murdered Pygmy. With Let''s Explore Diabetes with Owls, David Sedaris shows once again why his work has been called "hilarious, elegant, and surprisingly moving" (Washington Post).

Het nieuwe boek van David Sedaris, die in 2012 te gast was bij College Tour en in 2013 opnieuw optreedt in Carré. Met zijn scherpzinnige observaties is David Sedaris uitgegroeid tot een van de bekendste humoristen. Hij maakt gehakt van culturele eufemismen en heeft lak aan politieke correctheid - hij is de meester van de 21e-eeuwse satire. De lachvogel laat je de absurde en verrukkelijke belevenissen van een nieuwsgierige reiziger ervaren. Een reis om nooit te vergeten! David Sedaris brak in 2010 in Nederland door met Van je familie moet je het hebben. Daarna publiceerde hij Ik mooi praten, Eekhrn zkt eekhrn, 6 tot 8 zwarte mannen, Wanneer je omringd bent door vlammen en Steek je familie in de kleren.

La hilarante historia real de un joven que llega a Nueva York con grandes sueños, y consigue un trabajo de Elfo en uno de los grandes almacenes más emblemáticos de Estados Unidos. «Llegué a Nueva York hace solo tres semanas provisto de grandes esperanzas, esperanzas que han sufrido un duro revés. En mi mente yo iba directo desde Penn Station hasta las oficinas de One Life to Live, donde soltaba el equipaje y me aseaba un poco antes de salir a tomar una copa con Cord Roberts y Victoria Buchannon, las grandes estrellas del programa. Nos sentábamos en una butaca afelpada de una elegante coctelería, donde mis nuevos y célebres amigos levantaban los helados vasos en dirección hacia mí, diciendo: -Un brindis por David Sedaris, el mejor guionista que esta serie ha tenido en toda su historia. [...] La realidad es que acabo de solicitar un empleo de elfo. Pero lo peor no es solicitarlo, sino la posibilidad, absolutamente real, de no conseguirlo; de que ni siquiera pueda acceder a un puesto de elfo. Es entonces cuando tienes claro que tu vida es un fracaso absoluto.» David Sedaris Los lectores han dicho... «Las aventuras de un personaje que para ganar unos dineros, acepta ser el elfo de unos grandes almacenes. Las risas están aseguradas.» «Un título ideal para descubrir la narrativa de David Sedaris. Totalmente recomendable.»

"Als die Tiere den Wald aufmischten: Fabelhaftes von David Sedaris Er hat " "einen Sinn für die schrägen, einsturzgefährdeten Seiten des Daseins" " (SPIEGEL ONLINE). Die Bücher über sein Leben hat Bestsellerautor David Sedaris längst als eigenes literarisches Genre etabliert. Aber er kann auch anders. Das Leben ist kein Streichelzoo: Davon können die Tiere, die Sedaris in seinen sechzehn subtil fiesen und wahrhaft komischen Fabeln auftreten lässt, ein Lied singen. Bleischwer senkt sich peinlich berührtes Schweigen über den Friseursalon des Pavians, der seine Kundin, eine Katze, gerade leichtfertig durch eine Bemerkung über Körperpflege mit der Zunge verstört hat. Guten Mutes folgt das Schaf auf der Weide den Meditationsübungen einer Krähe, nicht ahnend, dass die Sache für sein kleines Lämmchen nicht gut enden wird. Ungläubig lauscht die Laborratte im Käfig den Theorien eines Neuzugangs, wonach körperliche Gesundheit lediglich eine Frage der positiven Einstellung ist. In diesen virtuosen Fabeln leuchtet Sedaris zielsicher und haarsträubend witzig die kleinen Peinlichkeiten und grossen Katastrophen des Lebens aus, denen kein Tier - und kein Mensch - entrinnen kann."

David Sedaris mette alla berlina i mille comportamenti, ora miserabili, ora assurdi, ora puramente stupidi che fanno parte del desolante (e irresistibile) panorama delle relazioni personali di oggi. Diete, ossessioni, fobie, animali che litigano e che si adorano, amicizie che si rompono, rapporti familiari pieni di problemi e guai.

David Sedaris nous offre le meilleur de lui-même dans ce livre qui réunit ses quinze nouvelles les plus drôles. Au menu, dérision et humour noir sans limites. On retrouve avec plaisir les figures emblématiques de ses histoires : son petit ami, Hugh, ses parents excentriques, mais surtout David Sedaris en personne. Doux dingue affligé de tics, menteur invétéré, immature, il est tout simplement irrésistible.

David Sedaris, l''autore di Ciclopi e Holidays on Ice , fa emergere in tutta la sua micidiale crudezza l''esilarante assurdità della vita quotidiana.