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Contemporary American humorist and best selling
author David Sedaris moved to Paris in 1998. Unlike many Americans who
came to Paris with a desire to live a “Parisian lifestyle” Sedaris had
a unique reason for living in the City of Light – “I like not being
responsible for anything,” he said in an interview for Rendez Vous
France. “I can’t vote. I like the feeling of not belonging.” Although
living in Paris may not have been his dream, living here has given him
some brilliant material for his best selling book “Me Talk Pretty One
Day.” Not to mention that he may possibly be the only author who has
been invited to read essays and selected chapters from his book on the
US comedy chat show “Late Night with David Letterman.” Mr.
Sedaris, a gifted storyteller who is philosophical and poignant, with a
wit as sharp as an ice pick, has been described by Time Out, New York,
as “The funniest man alive!” Sedaris’ hilarious account of his life in
Paris has made him a successful crossover guest on “The Late Show” a
program known primarily for its acerbic comedy style rather than its
embrace of writers. But there is something for everyone in Sedaris’
work-filled with sadness, fear, genuine humor and dignity. In
addition to being a commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition, David Sedaris
is the author of other best sellers Naked, Holidays on Ice, and Barrel
Fever. He has collaborated with his sister Amy to write several plays
(One Woman Shoe received and Obie Award) that have been produced at the
Lincoln Center and the Drama Department of New York City. And in 2001
Time magazine named Sedaris as the Humorist of the Year. Mr. Sedaris
still resides part-time in Paris, perhaps mainly for the shopping? —Christiann
Anderson is the co-author of Paris Reflections: Walks through African
American Paris (McDonald & Woodward, 2002.) and writes a column on
Living Single in Paris for The Paris Woman Journal and Cafe de la Soul (www.pariswoman.com – www.cafedelasoul.com)
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Contemporary American humorist and best selling
author David Sedaris moved to Paris in 1998. Unlike many Americans who
came to Paris with a desire to live a “Parisian lifestyle” Sedaris had
a unique reason for living in the City of Light – “I like not being
responsible for anything,” he said in an interview for Rendez Vous
France. “I can’t vote. I like the feeling of not belonging.” Although
living in Paris may not have been his dream, living here has given him
some brilliant material for his best selling book “Me Talk Pretty One
Day.” Not to mention that he may possibly be the only author who has
been invited to read essays and selected chapters from his book on the
US comedy chat show “Late Night with David Letterman.”
author David Sedaris moved to Paris in 1998. Unlike many Americans who
came to Paris with a desire to live a “Parisian lifestyle” Sedaris had
a unique reason for living in the City of Light – “I like not being
responsible for anything,” he said in an interview for Rendez Vous
France. “I can’t vote. I like the feeling of not belonging.” Although
living in Paris may not have been his dream, living here has given him
some brilliant material for his best selling book “Me Talk Pretty One
Day.” Not to mention that he may possibly be the only author who has
been invited to read essays and selected chapters from his book on the
US comedy chat show “Late Night with David Letterman.”
Mr.
Sedaris, a gifted storyteller who is philosophical and poignant, with a
wit as sharp as an ice pick, has been described by Time Out, New York,
as “The funniest man alive!” Sedaris’ hilarious account of his life in
Paris has made him a successful crossover guest on “The Late Show” a
program known primarily for its acerbic comedy style rather than its
embrace of writers. But there is something for everyone in Sedaris’
work-filled with sadness, fear, genuine humor and dignity.
Sedaris, a gifted storyteller who is philosophical and poignant, with a
wit as sharp as an ice pick, has been described by Time Out, New York,
as “The funniest man alive!” Sedaris’ hilarious account of his life in
Paris has made him a successful crossover guest on “The Late Show” a
program known primarily for its acerbic comedy style rather than its
embrace of writers. But there is something for everyone in Sedaris’
work-filled with sadness, fear, genuine humor and dignity.
In
addition to being a commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition, David Sedaris
is the author of other best sellers Naked, Holidays on Ice, and Barrel
Fever. He has collaborated with his sister Amy to write several plays
(One Woman Shoe received and Obie Award) that have been produced at the
Lincoln Center and the Drama Department of New York City. And in 2001
Time magazine named Sedaris as the Humorist of the Year. Mr. Sedaris
still resides part-time in Paris, perhaps mainly for the shopping?
addition to being a commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition, David Sedaris
is the author of other best sellers Naked, Holidays on Ice, and Barrel
Fever. He has collaborated with his sister Amy to write several plays
(One Woman Shoe received and Obie Award) that have been produced at the
Lincoln Center and the Drama Department of New York City. And in 2001
Time magazine named Sedaris as the Humorist of the Year. Mr. Sedaris
still resides part-time in Paris, perhaps mainly for the shopping?
—
Christiann
Anderson is the co-author of Paris Reflections: Walks through African
American Paris (McDonald & Woodward, 2002.) and writes a column on
Living Single in Paris for The Paris Woman Journal and Cafe de la Soul (www.pariswoman.com – www.cafedelasoul.com)
Christiann
Anderson is the co-author of Paris Reflections: Walks through African
American Paris (McDonald & Woodward, 2002.) and writes a column on
Living Single in Paris for The Paris Woman Journal and Cafe de la Soul (www.pariswoman.com – www.cafedelasoul.com)
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