David Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is an American humorous essayist and… Read Full Bio ↴David Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is an American humorous essayist and radio contributor. Much of his humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating, concerning his large family life, Greek heritage, various jobs, education, and his life in France with his boyfriend Hugh.
He was born in Binghamton, New York, and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. He dropped out of Kent State University in 1977, and ten years later graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago. In his teens and twenties, he dabbled in visual and performance art. His lack of success was described in several of his essays. Sedaris has obsessive-compulsive disorder, which he chronicles in his short story "A Plague of Tics."
His first book, Barrel Fever (1994) was a collection of essays and short fiction. Several compilations of his essays have been published in books such as Naked (1996), and Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000). Several of his books, including Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004) have hit #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for Nonfiction. He is a frequent contributor to the PRI/Chicago Public Radio show This American Life, and Esquire and The New Yorker magazines. In 2001, he was named "Humorist of the Year" by Time magazine and he received the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Although Wayne Wang optioned his book Me Talk Pretty One Day for a movie, Sedaris declined to proceed with the project out of concern for his family and how they might be portrayed in a movie.
He is also a playwright, having authored along with his sister, actor Amy Sedaris, several plays under the name "The Talent Family." These include: Stump the Host (1993), Stitches (1994), One Woman Shoe (1995), The Little Frieda Mysteries (1997), and The Book of Liz. He also co-authored Incident at Kobblers Knob which was presented and produced by David Rockwell at the Lincoln Center Festival.
He was born in Binghamton, New York, and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. He dropped out of Kent State University in 1977, and ten years later graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago. In his teens and twenties, he dabbled in visual and performance art. His lack of success was described in several of his essays. Sedaris has obsessive-compulsive disorder, which he chronicles in his short story "A Plague of Tics."
His first book, Barrel Fever (1994) was a collection of essays and short fiction. Several compilations of his essays have been published in books such as Naked (1996), and Me Talk Pretty One Day (2000). Several of his books, including Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (2004) have hit #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for Nonfiction. He is a frequent contributor to the PRI/Chicago Public Radio show This American Life, and Esquire and The New Yorker magazines. In 2001, he was named "Humorist of the Year" by Time magazine and he received the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Although Wayne Wang optioned his book Me Talk Pretty One Day for a movie, Sedaris declined to proceed with the project out of concern for his family and how they might be portrayed in a movie.
He is also a playwright, having authored along with his sister, actor Amy Sedaris, several plays under the name "The Talent Family." These include: Stump the Host (1993), Stitches (1994), One Woman Shoe (1995), The Little Frieda Mysteries (1997), and The Book of Liz. He also co-authored Incident at Kobblers Knob which was presented and produced by David Rockwell at the Lincoln Center Festival.
Repeat After Me
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Chantelle Kemp
The main theme of David Sedaris’ essay “Repeat After Me” seems to come down to a very sincere apology from Sedaris to his family. The essay takes place during a visit with his sister Lisa where Sedaris comes to a realization of the uncomfortable realities of exposing his family members' lives for material. At the end we are left with a little tender moment where David apologizes, not directly to his sister but through her pet parrot, Henry.
Elena Jacinto
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Chantelle Kemp
The humor in the essay engages my interest. The part of this essay where I found myself laughing out loud was close to the end when I started to read the “quintessential Lisa story,” David unconsciously reaches for his small notebook that he always keeps on hand. David knows that his family often wishes that he wouldn’t include them in his stories but he can’t help but take notes when he hears something that he just simply cannot pass up.
Jake Gross
I first heard an excerpt of this in a sample audio file that was included with an old Rio MP3 player. I was 11 years old at the time, so my much younger brain didn't get most of the jokes. I am 22 now, and I am laughing throughout this.
Also, I am glad this wasn't mixed down to mono in the upload. Preserving stereo information is always appreciated!
Chick Royale
Absolutely love David Sedaris' view of his life!
Brian
Humor and understand
Flora Bunda
OK, had to do some on line detective work to figure out that David is reading from "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim." Sure wish poster OX would have explained. Not very professional, altho I love being able to listen to Sedaris.