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The uniquely perceptive and hilarious David Sedaris reads from his essays and diaries for his fifth series for Radio 4.
David Sedaris's remarkable ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is surpassed only by his ability to make his stories even more hilarious when he reads them aloud.
This is the complete recording of Meet David Sedaris Series Five, for Radio 4, and he reads essays from several of his books as well as many brand new diary pieces and extras. The full listing is:
Episode 1
The Understudy; Big Boy
Episode 2
Stepping Out; The Vigilant Rabbit
Episode 3
Leviathan
Episode 4
Little Guy, The Ones That Got Away, Now Hiring Friendly People
Episode 5
Calypso; Follow Me
Episode 6
Loggerheads
David Sedaris
David Sedaris is the author of twelve previous books, including, most recently, A Carnival of Snackery, The Best of Me, and Calypso. He is a regular contributor to the New Yorker and BBC Radio 4. In 2019, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is the recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, the Jonathan Swift Prize for Satire and Humor, and the Terry Southern Prize for Humor.
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