David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters He goes on vacation with his family He gets a job selling drinks He attends his brother s wedding He mops his sister s floor He gives directions to a lost traveler He eats a hamburger He has his blood sugar tested It all sounds so normal doesn t it In his newest collection of essays David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives a world where forgiveness is automatic and an argument can be the highest form of love Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim is another unforgettable collection from one of the wittiest and most original writers at work today In this New York Times bestseller now available in paperback Sedaris returns to his deliriously twisted domain hilarious childhood dramas infused with melancholy the gulf of misunderstanding that exists between people of different nations or members of the same family and the poignant divide between one s best hopes and most common deeds It just isn t fair most of us would be lucky to be able to express ourselves in writing half as well as David Sedaris does in his new book Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim But on top of his skills with the written word the author also has substantial gifts as a performer and he proves this on the audio version of the book In his essay The Change in Me Sedaris remembers that his mother was good at imitating people and it s clear that he takes after her Whether he s doing impressions of high voiced brother Paul or recalling times when he and his sisters tried to win good karma by speaking and acting like well behaved fairytale children Sedaris s nuanced performance hits the right note on both the opening comedic stories and the more poignant essays that tend to come later in the reading In fact for those who have already read some of the best stories in other publications including, ISBN13: B00A2LYSR8 ISBN10: B00A2LYSR8 Material Type: unknown_binding

Sedaris, David