Reading David Sedaris is like sharing those rare moments with friends; when you laugh so hard at someone’s self-deprecating recollection of their misfortune that your eyes bleed. It’s also like you’ve been reborn in a world where you’re wearing an external catheter designed for sports fans because you like to accessorise. **That’s one of Sedaris’s stranger recollections in his new book WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. It’s a credit to his ability as a writer that an audience can empathise with his bizarre habits.
For the uninitiated, David Sedaris is an autobiographical writer whose prose shares intimate, personal experiences in a unique, sardonic way. He’s known as a contributor to THIS AMERICAN LIFE and NPR, and has a couple of Grammy nominations under his sleeve. He’s going to be reading live at the Opera House next week. Catheters are optional.
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