{"product_id":"calypso-1","title":"Calypso","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book allows us to observed not just the nimble-mouthed elf of his previous work, but a man in his seventh decade expunging his darker secrets and contemplating mortality . . .\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe brilliance of David Sedaris's writing is that his very essence, his aura, seeps through the pages of his books like an intoxicating cloud, mesmerising us so that his logic becomes ours' Alan Cumming, ScotsmanIf you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself. With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny - it's a book that can make you laugh 'til you snort, the way only family can.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSedaris's writing has never been sharper, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But much of the comedy here is born out of that vertiginous moment when your own body betrays you and you realize that the story of your life is made up of more past than future. This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who loathe small talk and love a good tumour joke.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCalypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet - and it just might be his very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: used book; good\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e Published: in UK in 2019\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003e Pages: 272\u003cbr\u003e Language: English\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 13: 9780349141893\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 10: 0349141894\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Sedaris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39367461863527,"sku":"","price":5.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/products\/0349141894.jpg?v=1622979057","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/calypso-1","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}