When You are Engulfed in Flames (Paperback)

by David Sedaris

Format: Paperback 320 pages

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David Sedaris's remarkable ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this new book of stories. Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life ? the etiquette of having a lozenge fall from your mouth into the lap of a fellow passenger or how to soundproof your windows with LP covers against neurotic songbirds ? to the most deeply resonant human truths. Taking in the parasitic worm that once lived in his mother-in-law's leg, an encounter with a dingo and the purchase of a human skeleton, and culminating in a brilliant account of his attempt to quit smoking ? in Tokyo ? David Sedaris's sixth story collection is a fresh masterpiece of comic writing.

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Published
03/07/2008

Publisher
Little, Brown

ISBN
9781408700921



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Praise for DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM: ** 'This is a man who could capture your heart and lift your spirits while reading out the ingredients of a rice cake' OBSERVER ** 'His best, funniest, most satisfying book' TIME OUT ** 'Sedaris writes with a gentle but unfailing acuity and a keen eye for the ridiculous ... extremely funny' SUNDAY TIMES

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