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ME Talk Pretty One Day

By David Sedaris
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ME Talk Pretty One Day is a vibrant collection of humorous essays by David Sedaris, inspired by his move to Paris and his family life. Sedaris hilariously recounts his struggles to learn French, his brother's colourful hip-hop slang, and his sharp observations of everyday absurdities like extravagant restaurant dishes and quirky cashiers.
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Format: Paperback / softback
$5300

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This book is perfect for readers who enjoy witty, sophisticated humour and those who appreciate a clever take on expat life and family eccentricities.

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A recent transplant to Paris, humorist David Sedaris, bestselling author of "Naked", presents a collection of his strongest work yet, including the title story about his hilarious attempt to learn French. A number one national bestseller now in paperback.

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This vibrant collection of expat essays from legendary humourist David Sedaris is a cause for jubilation.

Sedaris's move to Paris in the early aughts inspired hilarious pieces, such as Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. 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 and cashiers with 6-inch fingernails.

Compared by The New Yorker to Twain and Hawthorne, Sedaris is one of America's best-loved authors, and his biting essays on living in Paris are some of the funniest he's ever written. (At last, someone even meaner than the French!) The sort of blithely sophisticated, loopy humour that might have resulted if Dorothy Parker and James Thurber had a love child.

"If you're looking for some comic relief, look no further than David Sedaris." ―NPR

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316776967

Publisher: Little, Brown Paperbacks

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 June 2001

Country: Australia

Imprint: Little, Brown Paperbacks

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 295g

Pages: 272

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