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Calypso

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David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book.
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 a beach 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 to take 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 powers of observation have never been sharper, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But much of the comedy here 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 loathe small talk and love a good tumor joke. Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris’s darkest and warmest book yet–and it just might be his very best.

About Author

David Sedaris is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist and radio contributor.Sedaris came to prominence in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay SantaLand Diaries. He published his

Author

David Sedaris

Format

Ebook

ISBN

9780316392358

Language

English

Pages

185

Publication Date

05-28-2018

Publisher

Little, Brown

1 review for Calypso

  1. Rated 5 out of 5

    Doreenabozjovi (verified owner)

    I absolutely adore David Sedaris. I have seen him live a few times and he is fabulous. Finally getting around to reading his books and I started with this one. I couldn’t have picked a better started as his stories about the Turtles were perfect for a turtle lover such as myself. Enjoyed reading and learning about his family.

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