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Biography: general, Prose: non-fiction
A collection of personal essays - surprising, disarming, heartbreakingly funny - from the No. 1 bestselling writer Time named America's Favorite Humorist.
Santaland Diaries collects six of David Sedaris' most profound Christmas stories into one slender volume perfect for use as a last-minute coaster or ice-scraper. This drinking man's companion can be enjoyed by the warmth of a raging fire, the glow of a brilliantly decorated tree, or even in the back seat of a police car. It should be read with your eyes, felt with your heart, and heard only when spoken to. It should, in short, behave much like a book. And oh, what a book it is!
Praise for Santaland Diaries
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Acidly camp, bitchily kitsch and slickly satirical packages of out-there humour...very funny. - Sunday Times
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This is a man who could capture your heart and lift your spirits while reading out the ingredients of a rice cake. - Observer
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His best, funniest, most satisfying book. - Time Out
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Sedaris writes with a gentle but unfailing acuity and a keen eye for the ridiculous...extremely funny. - Sunday Times
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If you haven't come across David Sedaris, get in quickly before over-exposure sucks him dry. - Guardian
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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