David Sedaris

David Sedaris (born December 26, 1956) is an American essayist and radio contributor.

Sedaris was born in Johnson City, New York and was raised in North Carolina. He first achieved prominence in 1992 with the radio essay The SantaLand Diaries on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. It was also broadcast in the UK on Radio 4 in 1996.

Several compilations of his humor columns have been published in books such as Naked, Barrel Fever, and Me Talk Pretty One Day. He can occasionally be heard reading essays on radio programs such as This American Life. Much of his humor is autobiographical, concerning his family life, jobs, education, and relationships.

He is gay and lives mostly in France with his companion Hugh Hamrick. His sister, Amy Sedaris, is a writer and actress.

His newest book, "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim", released in June 2004, hit the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list for Nonfiction.

Selected Works

• Sedaris (1994). Barrel Fever. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0-575-40073-0 (UK)
• Sedaris (1997). Naked. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0-316-77949-0 (USA)
• Sedaris (1998). Holidays on Ice : Stories. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0-316-77923-7 (USA)
• Sedaris (1998). Santaland Diaries & Seasons Greetings: 2 Plays. Dramatists Play Service Inc ISBN 0-822-21631-0
• Sedaris (2000). Me Talk Pretty One Day. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0-349-11391-2 (UK)
• Sedaris (2002). The David Sedaris Box Set [UNABRIDGED]. Time Warner Audio Major; Unabridged edition ISBN 1-586-21434-9
• Sedaris with Amy Sedaris (2002). The Book of Liz. Unknown ISBN 0-822-21827-5
• Sedaris (2004). Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0-316-14346-4

Radio

David Sedaris' work was in the following episodes of This American Life:

12, 27, 28, 35, 44, 47, 49, 52, 57, 60, 67, 73, 82, 87, 97, 99, 104, 136, 137, 141, 148, 154, 161, 165, 173, 178, 193, 194, 198, 201, 214, 221, 225, 235, 240, 241

See also

• David Sedaris quotes on Wikiquote