Calypso (book)
Calypso is a collection of 21 semi-autobiographical essays by David Sedaris.[1][2] It was published on May 29, 2018 by Little, Brown and Company.[3] 14 of the 21 essays were previously published in a magazine or newspaper; some of these were published under a different title or in a different form.[2][4]
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Author | David Sedaris |
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Audio read by | David Sedaris |
Cover artist | Peter Mendelsund |
Country | United States |
Language | American English |
Subject | Health, death, family |
Set in | England, Japan, United States |
Publisher | Little, Brown and Company, Blackstone Audio |
Publication date | May 29, 2018 |
Media type | Print, ebook, audiobook |
Pages | 261 |
Essays
- Company Man[lower-alpha 1]
- Now We Are Five[lower-alpha 1]
- Little Guy
- Stepping Out[lower-alpha 1]
- A House Divided
- The Perfect Fit[lower-alpha 1]
- Leviathan[lower-alpha 1]
- Your English Is So Good[lower-alpha 2]
- Calypso[lower-alpha 3]
- A Modest Proposal[lower-alpha 1]
- The Silent Treatment
- Untamed[lower-alpha 1]
- The One(s) Who Got Away[lower-alpha 3]
- Sorry
- Boo-hooey
- A Number of the Reasons I've Been Depressed Lately[lower-alpha 4]
- Why Aren't You Laughing?[lower-alpha 1]
- I'm Still Standing
- The Spirit World[lower-alpha 4]
- And While You're Up There, Check On My Prostate[lower-alpha 5]
- The Comey Memo
- First published in The New Yorker
- First published in Condé Nast Traveller
- First published in The Guardian
- First published in The Paris Review
- First published in Esquire
Reception
The review aggregator website Book Marks reported that 65% of critics gave the book a "rave" review, whilst 30% of the critics expressed "positive" impressions, based on a sample of 23 reviews.[5]
References
- Levin, Gary (May 28, 2018). "Calypso: David Sedaris shines in tales of family, loss and a favorite turtle". USA Today. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
- McAlpin, Heller (May 30, 2018). "In Calypso, David Sedaris Blends Slime and the Sublime". NPR Books. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
- "Calypso by David Sedaris". Kirkus Reviews. February 20, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
- Sedaris, David. Calypso. Little, Brown and Company. Colophon. ISBN 978-0-316-39235-8.
- "Calypso". Book Marks. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
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