David Sedaris

American author (born 1956) · United States · Writers

David Sedaris is read about 1,293 times a day, in 20 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 15 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 390 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2019Jonathan Swift AwardAward2018“The following morning you'll wander to the hotel breakfast room and tell the hostess that there is only one in your party.”In their wordsEssay, "Your English is so good." p.98-99Read the whole statement

“Whenever I see a young woman boarding a plane in her pyjamas, or a guy in a T-shirt that reads your hole is my goal, I always wonder what Mom would think.”In their wordsEssay, "Why aren't you laughing?" p.200Read the whole statement

2017“Another old-fashioned practice I maintain is carrying a notebook, a small one I keep in my shirt pocket and never leave the house without.”In their words"Introduction". p.6, 7 [Page numbers per the 2017 Little, Brown hardback UK edition.]Read the whole statement

2014“Our artwork did not hang on the refrigerator or anywhere near it, because our parents recognised it for what it was: crap.”In their wordsEssay, "Attaboy". p.14 [page numbers per the Abacus paperback edition 2014]Read the whole statement

2013“My dad was like the Marine Corps, only instead of tearing you to pieces and then putting you back together, he just did the first part and called it a day.”In their wordsEssay, "Memory laps". p.38Read the whole statement

“People had their places, and to not understand that, to act in violation of it, demoted you from a nature nut to something even lower, a complete untouchable, basically.”In their wordsEssay, "Loggerheads". p.68Read the whole statement

1956Born26 December 1956

Also in Deutsch

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Sedaris at WBUR studios in June 2008

In their own words 10

David Sedaris

10 statements, newest first

Honestly, though, does choice ever come into it? Is it my fault that the good times fade to nothing while the bad ones burn forever bright?
2018, Essay, "Leviathan." p.90 [page numbers per the Abacus paperback edition 2018], Own words
The following morning you'll wander to the hotel breakfast room and tell the hostess that there is only one in your party.
2018, Essay, "Your English is so good." p.98-99, Own words
Stay safe," a Starbucks employee said to me one morning. I was in a hurry to get to my gate, so didn't stop to ask, "Safe from what?
2018, Essay, "Calypso." p.106, Own words

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Awards

Jonathan Swift Award2019

Lambda Literary Award

Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors

In their orbit

Sibling: Amy Sedaris

About this person

David Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "Santaland Diaries". He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. His next book, Naked (1997), became his first of a series of New York Times Bestsellers, and his 2000 collection Me Talk Pretty One Day won the Thurber Prize for American Humor.

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United States