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When You Are Engulfed in Flames
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Formats and Prices
- On Sale
- Jun 2, 2009
- Page Count
- 336 pages
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books
- ISBN-13
- 9780316154680
Price
$19.99Price
$25.99 CADFormat
Format:
- Trade Paperback $19.99 $25.99 CAD
- Digital download $9.99 $12.99 CAD
- Audiobook Download (Unabridged)
- Trade Paperback (Large Print) $25.99 $33.99 CAD
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“The preeminent humorist of his generation … His reluctant charm and talent for observing every inch of the human condition remain intact.” ―Entertainment Weekly
In this hilarious volume, Sedaris proceeds from the bizarre conundrums of daily life—having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger on a plane or armoring the windows with LP covers to protect the house from neurotic songbirds—to the most deeply resonant human truths. Culminating in a brilliant account of his venture to Tokyo in order to quit smoking, David Sedaris’s sixth essay collection is a masterpiece of comic writing.
“Older, wiser, smarter and meaner … Sedaris defies the odds once again by delivering an intelligent take on the banalities of an absurd life.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Sedaris’s best stuff will still—after all this time—move, surprise, and entertain.” —Booklist
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"It's not just that Sedaris's crisp prose is humorous. What makes his work a consistent joy to read is his deliciously skewed vision of the world, and his deadpan delivery."Christopher Muther, Boston Globe
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"The Sedaris genius is to be incredibly particular, not to mention peculiar, and yet take fantastic and rapid leaps to the universal. . . . He'll be telling some weird story, and all of a sudden, just at the end, it turns out not only to be about him, but also about you. He's a master at evoking fellow feeling."Nancy Dalva, New York Observer
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"David Sedaris is horribly observant. He sees things as they are.... He'll be telling some weird story, and all of a sudden, just at the end, it turns out not only to be about him, but also about you."Nancy Dalva, New York Observer
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"What makes Sedaris's work transcendent is its humanity: He adores some truly awful people, yet he invests them with dignity and even grace.... He's the best there is."Judith Newman, People
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"The preeminent humorist of his generation...His reluctant charm and talent for observing every inch of the human condition remain intact."Whitney Pastorek, Entertainment Weekly
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"Sedaris is certainly worthy of hero worship-he so breezily translates the landscape through his bent, prismatic view that he makes you forget what a skillful narrator he is."Mark Washburn, Charlotte Observer
