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Explore the Visionary Worlds of David Sedaris


The Matrix of Visionary Worlds originated in a record shop in the old colonial center of Salvador, Bahia, inspired in (the kabbalah-inspired fiction of) El Aleph, that of the cellar in Buenos Aires (was this a "true" example of an Aleph?), and that in the pillar in Cairo's Mosque of Amr, where the universe in its entirety throughout all time is perceivable as an infinite hum from deep within the stone...


You are connected to David Sedaris. This is neither mysticism nor fiction. Within a labyrinthine six or so degrees you are connected to every trumpet player in New Orleans, to every novelist in Delhi, to every DJ in Jakarta, to everybody below, and all of these to you.


The matrix is constructed upon the principle behind such unexpected proximity (the small-world phenomenon), with the profound difference that within the matrix, connections can be followed. Algorithms and artificial intelligence not required. Humanity yes. The Brazilian Aleph doesn't hum, it sings.

  • I'LL TAKE YOU THERE! ↗
I'LL BRING 'EM HERE! (David Sedaris ←)
  • 1 Essayist
  • 1 Humor
  • 1 Writer

"I'LL TAKE YOU THERE!"

  • Curations by: The Matrix

Who I Am & Where I Live

  • Name: David Sedaris
  • City: Rackham, West Sussex
  • Country: United Kingdom

My Life & Work

  • Bio: With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.

    David Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, and his most recent book, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, each of which became an immediate bestseller. The audio version of Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls is a 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album. He is the author of the NYT-bestselling collection of fables entitled Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary (with illustrations by Ian Falconer). He was also the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. Sedaris’ pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in “The Best American Essays.” There are over ten million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages.

    He and his sister, Amy Sedaris, have collaborated under the name “The Talent Family” and have written half-a-dozen plays which have been produced at La Mama, Lincoln Center, and The Drama Department in New York City. These plays include Stump the Host, Stitches, One Woman Shoe, which received an Obie Award, Incident at Cobbler’s Knob, and The Book of Liz, which was published in book form by Dramatists Play Service. David Sedaris’ original radio pieces can often be heard on the public radio show This American Life. David Sedaris has been nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album.

    His latest audio recording of new stories (recorded live) is “David Sedaris: Live for Your Listening Pleasure” (November 2009). A feature film adaptation of his story C.O.G. was released after a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival (2013). Since 2011, he can be heard annually on a series of live recordings on BBC Radio 4 entitled “Meet David Sedaris.” David Sedaris’ new book is a collection of his diaries, entitled Theft By Finding, Diaries (1977-2002) (May 2017). An art book, about David Sedaris’ diary covers was also just published and edited by Jeffrey Jenkins, entitled: David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium (October 2017, Little, Brown and Company). The nationally bestselling essay collection Calypso was published in June 2018, and a second volume of his diaries is expected for summer 2021.

Contact Information

  • Management/Booking: For media, press, and publicity inquiries:
    Katharine Myers
    Little, Brown and Company
    1290 Avenue of the Americas
    New York, NY 10104
    Phone: 212-364-1588
    Email: Katharine.Myers@hbgusa.com

    For speaking engagement requests and inquiries:
    Steven Barclay
    Steven Barclay Agency
    12 Western Avenue
    Petaluma, CA 94952
    Phone: 707-773-0654
    Email: info@barclayagency.com or Steven@barclayagency.com

    For rights, literary agent requests, and inquiries:
    Cristina Concepcion
    Don Congdon Associates
    110 William St., Suite 2202
    New York, NY 10038
    Phone: 212-645-1229
    Email: dca@doncongdon.com

    For permissions:
    Hachette Book Group
    ℅ Frederick T. Courtright
    The Permissions Company
    47 Seneca Road
    P.O. Box 604
    Mount Pocono, PA 18344
    Phone: 570-839-7477
    Fax: 570-839-7448
    Email: permdude@eclipse.net

My Media & Markets

  • ▶ Twitter: davidsedaris
  • ▶ Instagram: davidsedarisbooks
  • ▶ Articles: http://www.davidsedarisbooks.com/landing-page/david-sedaris-homepage/links-david-sedaris/

More

  • Quotes, Notes & Etc. “Sedaris ain’t the preeminent humorist of his generation by accident”
    —Whitney Pastorek, Entertainment Weekly

    “Sedaris has hit upon the narrative equivalent of Pepsi, or the PlayStation, or oxygen, or the haircut: something that others in the world might actually want and find useful. . . He’s smart, he’s caustic, he’s mordant, and, somehow, he’s . . . well, nice.”
    —Bill Richardson, Toronto Globe and Mail

    “Sedaris’s droll assessment of the mundane and the eccentrics who inhabit the world’s crevices make him one of the greatest humorists writing today.”
    —Chicago Tribune

    “Sedaris belongs on any list of people writing in English at the moment who are revising our ideas about what’s funny.”
    —San Francisco Chronicle

Clips (more may be added)

  • 2:20
    David Sedaris on Keeping a Diary in the Age of Over-Sharing
    By David Sedaris
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