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ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY

ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY

ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY
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ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY

by Sedaris, David

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ISBN 10
0316777722
ISBN 13
9780316777728
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Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Company, 2000. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Company, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 272 pages. The author's fourth collection of essays and short stories. David Sedaris' finest achievement. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only that sold out upon publication. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents David Sedaris' "Me Talk Pretty One Day". Published to near-unanimous critical and popular acclaim. His mainstream breakthrough: The book transformed David Sedaris, the author of three brilliant books, from a writer with an ardent cult following into a mega-bestselling writer. "Mines poignant comedy from his peculiar childhood in North Carolina, his bizarre career path, and his move with his lover to France. Though his anarchic inclination to digress is his glory, Sedaris does have a theme in these reminiscences: The inability of humans to communicate. The title is his rendition in English of how he and his fellow students of French mangle the Gallic language" (Tim Appelo). Sedaris writes about his homosexuality and romance with Hugh discreetly but openly. He never makes fun of him, for one thing, and seems hopelessly in love. An absolute "must-have" title for David Sedaris collectors. This title is a great collection. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have very serious flaws (because they were read) or are in innumerable subsequent printings, even if signed in both instances. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare copy thus. One of the most brilliant American writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER DAVID SEDARIS TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0316777722.

Synopsis

Me Talk Pretty One Day, published in 2000, is a bestselling collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris. The book is separated into two parts. The first consists of essays about Sedaris’ life before his move to Normandy, France including his upbringing in suburban Raleigh, North Carolina, his time working odd jobs in New York City, and a visit to New York from a childhood friend and her rather bumpkinish girlfriend.

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Bookseller
Modern Rare US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
23204
Title
ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY
Author
Sedaris, David
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine Dust Jacket.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition. First Printing.
ISBN 10
0316777722
ISBN 13
9780316777728
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Place of Publication
Boston, MA
Date Published
2000
Pages
272

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