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Quicklet - David Sedaris's Me Talk Pretty One Day

Jessica Wilson

Quicklet - David Sedaris's Me Talk Pretty One Day

Paperback (Hyperink April 19, 2012)
Quicklets: Learn More. Read Less. David Sedaris is an American writer and comedian. In 1994, National Public Radio (NPR) broadcast his autobiographical essay SantaLand Diaries after radio host Ira Glass discovered Sedaris doing a bit in a Chicago club. Sedaris went on to write several bestselling essay collections including Naked, Holidays on Ice and Me Talk Pretty One Day. In 2010, he released his latest collection of stories, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary. Sedaris also frequently contributes to The New Yorker and Esquire. Me Talk Pretty One Day is a collection of autobiographical stories from author David Sedaris. Published in 2000, it quickly became a New York Times Best Seller. Prior to publication, several of the essays were featured on the radio program, This American Life. The stories are loosely chronological and draw heavily on humorous observations of his close family and friends. The collection was critically well-received and, in 2001, Sedaris was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor. It is dedicated to his father, Lou, who figures prominently in many of the stories. Quicklets: Learn More. Read Less.

CHAPTER OUTLINE

  • Introduction
    • Background Information for Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
    • Important People in Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
    • Major Themes in Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
    • Overall Summary of Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
  • Detailed Summary, Part 1
    • Me Talk Pretty One Day Summary: Go Carolina; Giant Dreams, Midget Abilities; Genetic Engineering; Twelve Moments in the Life of the Artist; You Can’t Kill the Rooster; The Youth in Asia
    • Me Talk Pretty One Day Summary: The Learning Curve; Big Boy; The Great Leap Forward; Today’s Special; City of Angels; A Shiner Like A Diamond; Nutcracker.com
  • Detailed Summary, Part Duex
    • Me Talk Pretty One Day Summary: See You Again Yesterday; Me Talk Pretty One Day; Jesus Shaves; The Tapeworm is In; Make That a Double; Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa
    • Me Talk Pretty One Day Summary: 21 Down; The City of Light in the Dark; I Pledge Allegiance to the Bag; Picka Pocketoni; I Almost Saw This Girl Get Killed; Smart Guy; The Late Show; I’ll Eat What He’s Wearing
  • Additional Reading
    • Related Online Content for Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
    • Trivia for Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
  • Quicklet - Me Talk Pretty One Day
    ISBN
    1614642117 / 9781614642114
    Pages
    38
    Weight
    5.3 oz.
    Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.1 in.

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