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.
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@SilviaPreciado
I love this book...when i need a chuckle i ready this book, it always makes me laugh, such good humor.
@ZebrasFirst
Ranelion, Thank you, zebras rock!!!
@laurastokes6141
This book is a beautiful, poignant , real look at human behaviours and emotions. Love!
@ambskater97
@ZebrasFirst The name that he drew probably was the cow's, though. So, on Christmas morning, she'll know that it was HER name that was drawn because she'll be the only one without a present. The turkey was going to die, so he didn't arrange for a present. That's the ending.
@ZebrasFirst
To Anybody Who Has Read The Book: Could you explain to me the ending of The Cow and the Turkey? I understood everything except the ending. The Cow had some dismal information on the Turkey, so chose the Turkey as a Secret Santa recipient. The information is later revealed to the Turkey, but the Cow did not give a gift, unless the information WAS the gift? I especially did not get the very end. The Cow calls out to the departing Turkey, asking who was HIS name drawn for the Secret Santa. ???
@ZebrasFirst
ambskater97, Thank you. But, the story never revealed whose name the Turkey drew or what gift he had to give. Nor did it really say what the Cow's gift was. At one point, I thought that it would be the Cow who would be slaughtered and eaten, that's why the Turkey left with the humans so easily and said,"You'll see." What a strange, mysterious ending. Thanks again.
@ZebrasFirst
Ranelion, What I thought was strange was what I mentioned earlier. The Turkey knew he'd get eaten by the humans, yet, he was going to go with them so easily?! So...perhaps it was the Cow who was going to end up the Christmas dinner and not the Turkey? The Turkey answering back, "You'll see", was so confusing to me. I didn't get it. I've read it three times, and I'm still lost. Unless, it was one of those rip-off, you-figure-it-out endings? Somebody get author David Sedaris on the phone!!
@gymshoe1964
the ending I heard, on NPR, was that the turkey drew the cow for secret santa, and when pressed by the cow what the gift was, the turkey replied "Nothing, Holstein, I thought you were Jewish!