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Calypso

by David Sedaris
Calypso
Calypso

Humor meets poignancy in Sedaris's personal reflections.

"Calypso" invites you into the quirky world of David Sedaris with charm and wit. It's essentially like sitting down for coffee with a friend who has the most bizarre, hilarious, and touching stories. If you enjoy laughing one moment and pondering life's deep truths the next, this blend of essays is for you. It's a masterclass in storytelling from a day-to-day perspective that somehow speaks to the broader human experience.

  • Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album (2019)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Calypso

by David Sedaris
ISBN: 9780316392372
Authors: David Sedaris
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Essays, Biography, Memoir, Biography Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.11
(rated by 137973 readers)

Description

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 detail: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself. With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. 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 is 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.
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Humor meets poignancy in Sedaris's personal reflections.

"Calypso" invites you into the quirky world of David Sedaris with charm and wit. It's essentially like sitting down for coffee with a friend who has the most bizarre, hilarious, and touching stories. If you enjoy laughing one moment and pondering life's deep truths the next, this blend of essays is for you. It's a masterclass in storytelling from a day-to-day perspective that somehow speaks to the broader human experience.

  • Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album (2019)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.