Calypso

Calypso

by Sedaris, David

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When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, David Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And 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. Sedaris sets his powers of observation toward middle age and mortality, that vertiginous moment when your own body betrays you and you …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Calypso / David Sedaris.

Summary

When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, David Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And 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. Sedaris sets his powers of observation toward middle age and mortality, 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.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2018
  • Edition:First edition

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New York Times Bestseller, Nonfiction.

"May 2018"--Title page verso.

The Physical Object

  • Description:viii, 259 pages ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780316392389, 0316392383, 9781408707821, 1408707829, 9781408707845, 1408707845, 0316524824, 9780316524827
  • oclc:ocn992225285
  • LC Classification:PS3569.E314
  • Dewey Decimal:814/.54

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