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Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris
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Anyone that has read NAKED and BARREL FEVER, or heard David Sedaris speaking live or on the radio will tell you that a new collection from him is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris from New York inspired these hilarious new pieces, including 'Me Talk Pretty One Day', about his attempts to learn French from a sadistic teacher who declares that 'every day spent with you is like having a caesarean section'.
His family is another inspiration. 'You Can't Kill the Rooster' is a portrait of his brother, who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern annoyances as restaurant meals presented in ludicrous towers of food and cashiers with six-inch fingernails.
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Praise for Me Talk Pretty One Day
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Still keeps me company like a party guest who's been asked to spend the night... His essays about living in Paris are full of piss and vinegar and achingly funny. - Armistead MaupinAudaciously combining memoir, essay, and what has to be fiction, this fourth collection of short pieces offers pleasures normally to be found only in the best novels and the rare standup act that is actually funny. - The New YorkerHe is, simply, very funny...refusing to find anything an unfit subject for humour. - Sunday TimesA sophisticatedly funny take on modern life. Treat yourself to this book. - Irish Times
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