'Older, wiser, smarter and meaner, fies the odds once again by delivering an intelligent take on the banalities of an absurd life. When You Are Engulfed in Flames Kindle Edition by David Sedaris (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 1,573 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 23.69 244 Used from 1.49 13 New from 10.46 25 Collectible from 7.

Sedaris's best stuff will still-after all this time-move, surprise, and entertain.' -Booklist 'This latest collection proves that not only does Sedaris still have it, but he's also getting better. 'Sedaris, king of the poignantly absurd, triumphs in this sixth essay collection.' -Publishers Weekly (starred review) Praise for When You Are Engulfed in Flames: Taking in the parasitic worm that once lived in his mother-in-law's leg, an encounter with a dingo, and the purchase of a human skeleton, and culminating in a brilliant account of his attempt to quit smoking-in Tokyo-David Sedaris's sixth collection is a fresh masterpiece of comic writing. Sedaris proceeds from the bizarre conundrums of daily life-the proper etiquette to follow when a lozenge falls from your mouth into the lap of a fellow airplane passenger or how to use LP covers to soundproof your windows against neurotic songbirds-to the most deeply resonant human truths.

Audiobook Excerpt from WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMESĭavid Sedaris's remarkable ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this new book of essays.

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