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Notes From Your Bookseller
Notes From Your Bookseller
David Sedaris takes readers on a heartfelt and hilarious journey with this collection of touching stories and essays chronicling his time in Paris and beyond.
This vibrant collection of expat essays from legendary humorist David Sedaris is a cause for jubiliation.
Sedaris's move to Paris in the early aughts inspired hilarious pieces, such as "Me Talk Pretty One Day", about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration—"You Cant Kill the Rooster" is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern annoyances as restaurant meals presented...
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