10/18/11 – Center for the Arts – David Sedaris

The great skill with which David Sedaris slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that he is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. His sardonic wit, often autobiographical and self-deprecating, has helped to establish Sedaris as one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers.

Sedaris has written Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames, each of which became a bestseller. To date, his books have collectively sold more than seven million copies and have been translated into 25 different languages.

Sedaris’ pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in “The Best American Essays.” His latest book, a collection of fables entitled Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary (with illustrations by Ian Falconer), was published in September 2010 and immediately hit The New York Times Bestseller Fiction List.

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Photo by Anne Fishbein