CALYPSO TPB
Εκδότης Little Brown , ISBN 9781408707821
If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories,
you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong.
When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing
vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most.
And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he
imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from
yourself.
With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and
mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny - it's a book that can
make you laugh 'til you snort, the way only family can. Sedaris's writing has never been
sharper, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But much of the
comedy here is born out of that vertiginous moment when your own body betrays you
and you realize that the story of your life is made up of more past than future.
This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who
loathe small talk and love a good tumour joke. Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's
darkest and warmest book yet - and it just might be his very best.
Περίληψη
If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories,
you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong.
When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing
vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most.
And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he
imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from
yourself.
With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and
mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny - it's a book that can
make you laugh 'til you snort, the way only family can. Sedaris's writing has never been
sharper, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But much of the
comedy here is born out of that vertiginous moment when your own body betrays you
and you realize that the story of your life is made up of more past than future.
This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who
loathe small talk and love a good tumour joke. Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's
darkest and warmest book yet - and it just might be his very best.
Πληροφορίες προϊόντος
- Συγγραφέας Sedaris, David
- Eκδότης Little Brown
- ISBN 9781408707821
- Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100066720
- Έτος κυκλοφορίας 2018
- Σελίδες 272
- Διαστάσεις
- Βάρος 250 gr
