– What can I say about David Sedaris? If he weren't gay and happily living with his boyfriend, Id marry him and have his obnoxious babies. I love him that much. His observations and reflections are always funny, even the boring ones. Whether he's shopping for taxidermied kittens, seducing future boyfriends, drowning mice or learning to speak French, Sedaris tells every story with his own distinct voice. A rather bratty, acid voice at that. My personal favourites are every tale about learning French, and of course the one starting with the unforgettable sentence 'I was on the porch, drowning a mouse', but they are all good. The writing is tight, and he never drones on and on and on, as some essayists tend do to. A great collection, which will have you laughing out loud in inappropriate, public places, and inspire you to go learn French.
Me Talk Pretty One Day
«Audaciously combining memoir, essay, and what has to be fiction, this fourth collection of short pieces offers pleasures normally to be found only in the best novels and the rare standup act that is actually funny»
The New Yorker
A hilarious collection of essays from 'the premier observer of our world and its weirdnesses,' New York Times bestselling author David Sedaris (Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt)
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A hilarious collection of essays from 'the premier observer of our world and its weirdnesses,' New York Times bestselling author David Sedaris (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'
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Abacus
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 288
- ISBN
- 9780349113913
- Utgivelsesår
- 2003
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
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«Audaciously combining memoir, essay, and what has to be fiction, this fourth collection of short pieces offers pleasures normally to be found only in the best novels and the rare standup act that is actually funny»
The New Yorker
«He makes me laugh so much. In an era when US satire is outpacing our own he's a sharp, humane and hilarious voice that never fails to make you smile - and sometimes weep. Apparently effortless humour is difficult, and precious. He's the real thing»
James Naughtie, Radio Times
«The world's most eloquent malcontent, Sedaris has turned self-deprecation into a celebrated art form»
Amazon.com editor review
«Still keeps me company like a party guest who's been asked to spend the night...His essays about living in Paris are full of piss and vinegar and achingly funny.»
Armistead Maupin
«Audaciously combining memoir, essay, and what has to be fiction, this fourth collection of short pieces offers pleasures normally to be found only in the best novels and the rare standup act that is actually funny.»
THE NEW YORKER
«He is, simply, very funny... refusing to find anything an unfit subject for humour.»
SUNDAY TIMES
«A sophisticatedly funny take on modern life. Treat yourself to this book.»
IRISH TIMES
«Sedaris is the premier observer of our world and its weirdnesses»
Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt
«He is, simply, very funny... refusing to find anything an unfit subject for humour»
Sunday Times
«A deadpan, darkly comical portrait of the American underbelly . . . Sedaris shares something of [Alan] Bennett's detached curiosity, and they both have a thirst for amusement»
Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday
«So often Sedaris's phrasing is beautiful in its piquancy and minimalism...His life is extraordinary in so many ways - the drug addiction, the eccentric family, the crazy jobs, the fame, the globetrotting - but one of the more unlikely achievements here is in making it all seem quite ordinary. Ultimately, his masterstroke is in acting as a bystander in his own story»
Guardian
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– David Sedaris er en artig mann som har mye rart for seg. Han har gitt ut flere bøler som denne, som inneholder diverse essays/kåserier, og denne er en av de beste. Sedaris flytter til Frankrike i voksen alder og begynner på franskkurs. Beskrivelsen av den mildt sagt eksentriske læreren, hans egne problemer med vokabularet og de følgende store problemene med å formidle noe som helst utover helt konkrete tanker og konsepter er helt spesielt morsomt og er vel det beste i denne boka. Men alle de andre kåseriene er absolutt verd å lese de også, så kjøp kjøp!