Ich ging nach New York, fand aber keinen Job. So wurde ich vom College-Professor zum Weihnachtszwerg in einem Kaufhaus. Bei einer Lesung las ich dann einmal aus meinen Tagebchern, und die Leute waren hin und weg. Warum diese Geschichte so toll funktioniert, habe ich nie herausgefunden. Vielleicht hat es damit zu tun, dass Weihnachten etwas ist, das wirklich alle erleiden, mit dem alle fertig werden mssen. (David Sedaris.) Skurrile Weihnachtsgeschichten, geschrieben von David Sedaris, bersetzt von Harry Rowohlt.
Ich ging nach New York, fand aber keinen Job. So wurde ich vom College-Professor zum Weihnachtszwerg in einem Kaufhaus. Bei einer Lesung las ich dann ...
Featuring David Sedaris's unique blend of hilarity and heart, this new illustrated collection of animal-themed tales is an utter delight. Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear an uncanny resemblance to the insanity of everyday life. In "The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck," three strangers commiserate about animal bureaucracy while waiting in a complaint line. In "Hello Kitty," a cynical feline struggles to sit through his prison-mandated AA meetings. In "The Squirrel and the Chipmunk," a pair of star-crossed lovers is separated by prejudiced family...
Featuring David Sedaris's unique blend of hilarity and heart, this new illustrated collection of animal-themed tales is an utter delight. Though the c...
"Sedaris is a remarkably skilled storyteller and savvy essayist....And based, on this latest collection, he's getting only better." ---Los Angeles Times A guy walks into a bar car and... From here the story could take many turns. When the guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved. Sedaris remembers his father's dinnertime attire (shirtsleeves and underpants), his first colonoscopy (remarkably pleasant), and the time he...
"Sedaris is a remarkably skilled storyteller and savvy essayist....And based, on this latest collection, he's getting only better." ---Los Ang...
A remarkable illustrated volume of artwork and images selected from the diaries David Sedaris has been creating for four decades In this richly illustrated book, readers will for the first time experience the diaries David Sedaris has kept for nearly 40 years in the elaborate, three-dimensional, collaged style of the originals. A celebration of the unexpected in the everyday, the beautiful and the grotesque, this visual compendium offers unique insight into the author's view of the world and stands as a striking and collectible volume in itself. Compiled and edited by Sedaris's...
A remarkable illustrated volume of artwork and images selected from the diaries David Sedaris has been creating for four decades In this ri...
A visual compendium of the illustrated diaries David Sedaris has been creating since 1977 - time capsules of both our culture and the thoughts and observations of one of our most beloved writers.
A visual compendium of the illustrated diaries David Sedaris has been creating since 1977 - time capsules of both our culture and the thoughts and obs...
