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When You Are Engulfed in Flames

by David Sedaris
$8.90
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
When You Are Engulfed in Flames

Hilariously uncomfortable reflections on everyday absurdities.

This book is a must-read for anyone who enjoys dark humor and finds amusement in the absurdities of everyday life. With his trademark wit, David Sedaris takes readers on a humorous journey through bizarre conundrums, from awkward encounters on airplanes to protecting a house from neurotic songbirds. Not only will this collection of essays make you laugh out loud, but it will also resonate with the deeper truths of human existence. So, buckle up, get ready to laugh, and let Sedaris engulf you in his riotously entertaining stories.

  • Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors (2009)
  • Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames

by David Sedaris
$8.90
ISBN: 9780316044875
Authors: David Sedaris
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Date of Publication: 2009-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Essays, Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, Biography Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.07
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David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable book. Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside to a hilariously uncomfortable memory of buying drugs in a mobile home in rural North Carolina. In essay after essay, Sedaris proceeds from 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 new masterpiece of comic writing from a writer worth treasuring. This latest collection proves that not only does Sedaris still have it, but he's also getting better. Sedaris's best stuff will still—after all this time—move, surprise, and entertain.
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Hilariously uncomfortable reflections on everyday absurdities.

This book is a must-read for anyone who enjoys dark humor and finds amusement in the absurdities of everyday life. With his trademark wit, David Sedaris takes readers on a humorous journey through bizarre conundrums, from awkward encounters on airplanes to protecting a house from neurotic songbirds. Not only will this collection of essays make you laugh out loud, but it will also resonate with the deeper truths of human existence. So, buckle up, get ready to laugh, and let Sedaris engulf you in his riotously entertaining stories.

  • Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors (2009)
  • Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album (2009)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.