Naked

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Naked
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Sedaris
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128
Category/GenreBiographies: Literary
Memoirs
Literary essays
Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Short stories
ISBN/Barcode 9780349119779
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Abacus
Publication Date 6 July 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A collection of personal essays - surprising, disarming, heartbreakingly funny - from the No.1 bestselling writer Time named America's Favourite Humorist. A riotous collection of memoirs which explores the absurd hilarity of modern life and creates a wickedly incisive portrait of an all-too-familiar world. It takes Sedaris from his humiliating bout with obsessive behaviour in 'A Plague of Tics' to the title story, where he is finally forced to face his naked self in the company of lunatics. At this soulful and moving moment, he brushes cigarette ashes from his pubic hair and wonders what it all means. This remarkable journey into his own life follows a path of self-effacement and a lifelong search for identity leaving himself both under suspicion and over dressed.

Author Biography

David Sedaris lives in Paris. Raised in North Carolina, he has worked as a housecleaner and most famously, as a part-time elf for Macy's. He is a regular contributor to Esquire and Public Radio International, and his essays have been featured in The New Yorker and Harper's.

Reviews

'This is a man who could capture your heart and lift your spirits while reading out the ingredients of a rice cake.' Observer 'His best, funniest, most satisfying book.' Time Out 'Sedaris writes with a gentle but unfailing acuity and a keen eye for t