![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The world is changing at lightning speed, but that doesn’t mean he has to like it. In Happy-Go-Lucky, Sedaris touches on everything from the whimsical - the transformative effect of dental surgery, the old-lady names of hurricanes, the nature of horoscopes - to the serious, including racial politics, his lifelong battle against his ultraconservative father, and his late sister, Tiffany, who died by suicide (but not before she could accuse their father of sexual assault). But that’s what so endears him to his legions of fans. As he reflects on life and death in 18 short essays, many based on recent events but others set in the past, the best-selling humorist is, at turns, bitter, self-deprecating, petty, and wistful. So, it’s understandable that his new collection of essays, Happy-Go-Lucky, has a darker edge that’s the polar opposite of its title. Before his last living parent, his father, died, leaving him grappling with the ruins of their dysfunctional relationship. Before we entered a lockdown and he was forced to stop touring and reading to live audiences, one of his favorite things in the world. David Sedaris’ previous book, Calypso, came out in 2018 - before the world turned upside down. ![]()
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