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Calypso by David Sedaris (2018, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316392383
ISBN-139780316392389
eBay Product ID (ePID)239805153
Product Key Features
Book TitleCalypso
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2018
TopicGerontology, Death & Dying, General, Topic / Adult, Literary, Life Stages / Mid-Life, Form / Essays, Siblings
GenreFamily & Relationships, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Humor
AuthorDavid Sedaris
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight14.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-950359
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"For those curious about the mind of a comic genius, this is a great place to start." -- Melissa Kravitz , amNewYork
Dewey Decimal814/.54
SynopsisDavid 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.
LC Classification NumberPS3569.E314A6 2018
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