David Sedaris
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David Sedaris was born in Binghamton, New York on December 26, 1956, but he grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. Much of Sedaris' humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating, and it often concerns his family life, his middle class upbringing in the suburbs of North Carolina. He graduated from the toon meer Art Institute of Chicago in 1987. He is a popular radio commentator, essayist, and short story writer. He held many part-time and odd jobs before getting a job reading excerpts from his diaries on National Public Radio in 1992. His first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, was published in 1994. His other works include Naked, Holidays on Ice, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002), and Calypso. Me Talk Pretty One Day won the Thurber Prize for American Humor in 2001. He has also written several plays with his sister Amy Sedaris including Stump the Host, Stitches, and The Little Frieda Mysteries. In 2014 her title, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: Oliver DelaCruz, November 19, 2005
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Werken van David Sedaris
Wanneer je omringd bent door vlammen (2008) — Verteller, sommige edities — 9,276 exemplaren, 268 besprekingen
Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules (2005) — Redacteur; Introductie — 1,234 exemplaren, 14 besprekingen
David Sedaris Book Set: Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim/Me Talk Pretty One Day (2005) 3 exemplaren
Innocents Abroad 2 exemplaren
Rooster at the Hitchin' Post 2 exemplaren
Do I Sound Gay? 2 exemplaren
Schafft die Ya Ya raus!. Das Beste aus dem Hause Sedaris. Ungekürzte Hörfassungen (2003) 2 exemplaren, 1 bespreking
©lbum de fam©Ưlia 2 exemplaren
Meet David Sedaris, Series 1 1 exemplaar
Μια σχεδόν φυσιολογική οικογένεια 1 exemplaar
Themes and Variations - An Essay 1 exemplaar
David Sedaris 4 Book Set: Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked, Dress Your Family in Corduroy, When you are Engulfed in Flames (2003) 1 exemplaar
Letting Go 1 exemplaar
David Sedaris Novel Collection 4 Book Set 1 exemplaar
Sedaris David 1 exemplaar
Farm 1 exemplaar
satirical book - annual newsletters. 1 exemplaar
3-book Set By David Sedaris; Me Talk Pretty One Day, Barrel Fever, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim 1 exemplaar
To Make a Friend, Be a Friend 1 exemplaar
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Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories (1987) — Voorwoord, sommige edities — 375 exemplaren, 4 besprekingen
The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion (2011) — Medewerker — 252 exemplaren, 3 besprekingen
Not So Funny When It Happened: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure (2000) — Medewerker — 236 exemplaren, 6 besprekingen
Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: Work from 1970 to the Present (2007) — Medewerker — 193 exemplaren, 2 besprekingen
This Is My Best: Great Writers Share Their Favorite Work (2004) — Medewerker — 165 exemplaren, 3 besprekingen
Funny Times: A Monthly Newspaper of Humor, Politics & Fun, Volume 16, Issue 2 (2001) — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar
Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Sedaris, David Raymond
- Geboortedatum
- 1956-12-26
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Johnson City, New York, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
New York, New York, USA
Paris, France
London, England, UK
Rackham, West Sussex, England, UK - Opleiding
- Kent State University
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BA|1987) - Beroepen
- writer
- Relaties
- Sedaris, Amy (sister)
Hamrick, Hugh (partner) - Organisaties
- New Yorker
NPR - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Honorary Doctorate (Binghamton University, 2008)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (2019)
Terry Southern Prize for Humor (2018)
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2001)
Jonathan Swift Internationaler Literaturpreis für Satire und Humor (2019)
Time Humorist of the Year Award (2001) (toon alle 7)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Medal for Spoken Language (2018) - Agent
- Steven Barclay Agency
- Korte biografie
- David Raymond Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "Santaland Diaries". He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. He is the brother and writing collaborator of actor Amy Sedaris.
Much of Sedaris's humor is ostensibly autobiographical and self-deprecating and often concerns his family life, his middle-class upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, his Greek heritage, homosexuality, jobs, education, drug use, and obsessive behaviors, and his life in France, London, and the English South Downs
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Christmas Books (1)
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- Ook door
- 28
- Leden
- 85,808
- Populariteit
- #127
- Waardering
- 3.9
- Besprekingen
- 1,849
- ISBNs
- 465
- Talen
- 23
- Favoriet
- 582