David Sedaris Diaries

A Visual Compendium

David Sedaris, Jeffrey Jenkins, David Sedaris , Jeffrey Jenkins

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Little, Brown & Company
10 October 2017

Art & design styles: from c 1960; Individual artists, art monographs; Biography; Popular culture; Bargains

A remarkable illustrated volume of artwork and images selected from the diaries David Sedaris has been creating for four decades In this richly illustrated book, readers will for the first time experience the diaries David Sedaris has kept for nearly 40 years in the elaborate, three-dimensional, collaged style of the originals. A celebration of the unexpected in the everyday, the beautiful and the grotesque, this visual compendium offers unique insight into the author's view of the world and stands as a striking and collectible volume in itself.

Compiled and edited by Sedaris's longtime friend Jeffrey Jenkins, and including interactive components, postcards, and never-before-seen photos and artwork, this is a necessary addition to any Sedaris collection, and will enthrall the author's fans for many years to come.

By: David Sedaris, Jeffrey Jenkins
Foreword by: David Sedaris
Edited by: Jeffrey Jenkins
Imprint: Little, Brown & Company
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 259mm, Width: 259mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1.660kg
ISBN: 9780316431712
ISBN 10: 0316431710
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 10 October 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey Jenkins is an artist and graphic designer whose artwork and collections-based projects have been exhibited in the United States and Europe. His design studios, Jenkins & Page and Jeffrey Jenkins Projects, have created print and interactive media for clients including the New York Times, Time Life, Giorgio Armani, and the National Audubon Society, as well as designed a range of books, book covers, and artists' catalogues. He lives in New York City. David Sedaris is the author of the books Theft by Finding, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Holidays on Ice, Naked, and Barrel Fever. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker and BBC Radio 4. He lives in England.

Reviews for David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium

Fans of Sedaris's acerbic wit will want to check out this stunning new diary compilation...the writer's worldview comes to gorgeous, bitingly funny life. --Entertainment Weekly