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Calypso

By David Sedaris

Calypso

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Description
If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys abeach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible totake a vacation from yourself. With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny - it's a book that can make you laugh 'til you snort, the way only family can. Sedaris's writing has never been sharper, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But much of the comedyhere is born out of that vertiginous moment when your own body betrays you and you realize that the story of your life is made up of more past than future. This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who loathesmall talk and love a good tumour joke. Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet - and it just might behis very best.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2018-07-05
Publication Date:
2018-07-05
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1408707845
ISBN13:
9781408707845
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
391 g
Height:
136 cm
Width:
223 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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