Description
In this incisive and darkly comic collection of eighteen semi-autobiographical essays, David Sedaris examines family, aging, privilege, and the absurdities of contemporary life. He reflects on his complicated relationship with his father, the strange isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, life abroad, and the everyday humiliations that persist through late midlife. With razor-sharp wit and trademark self-deprecation, Sedaris turns uncomfortable encounters, private frustrations, and social absurdities into vivid, often unexpectedly poignant observations. The result is a candid, hilarious, and sometimes unsettling portrait of trying to remain human—and amused—in a chaotic world.
Available Editions
paperback
Little Brown & Company
Published Jan 1, 2022
ISBN: 9780316445412
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Details
First Published
2022
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris.