Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim by David Sedaris (2004, Hardcover)

Synopsis
Another collection by bestselling satiric essayist David Sedaris, author of NAKED and ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY and frequent contributor to the public radio show THIS AMERICAN LIFE. Some of the essays are in the laugh-out-loud vein to which Sedaris fans are accustomed, including an over-the-top look at Dutch Christmas traditions, and Sedaris's encounter with some lost tourists as he is drowning a mouse. But many of the works provided here, while still touched with dry humor, are more poignant pieces about his eccentric, troubled family, including observations on his mother's alcoholism, his father's inability to talk directly to Sedaris about Sedaris's homosexuality, and his sister Lisa's resentment of his relentless mining of their shared past in his essays. As always, Sedaris manages to seek out the bizarre in daily life, whether he is reminiscing about the past or musing about the present.

Key Details
Author:	David Sedaris
Language:	English
Publisher:	Little, Brown & Co
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-10:	0316143464
ISBN-13:	9780316143462

Size
Length:	257 pages
Thickness:	1.2 in
Weight:	13.6 oz

Publisher's Note
David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all sounds so normal, doesn't it? In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives -- a world where forgiveness is automatic and an argument can be the highest form of love. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim is another unforgettable collection from one of the wittiest and most original writers at work today.

Industry Reviews
"...[A] charming, humorous book....These are scenes of family life at its best, written with clarity but also with great affection, through which the character of the author emerges, watchful, self-mocking and full of understanding."
Times Literary Supplement - Caroline Moorehead (07/23/2004)

"...[S]ardonic, funny and wry....Mr. Sedaris [is] in fine funny form."
New York Times - Michiko Kakutani (06/11/2004)

"Sedaris's sense of life's absurdity is on full, fine display."
Kirkus Reviews (04/15/2004)