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Themes and Variations
- An Essay
- Narrated by: David Sedaris
- Length: 30 mins
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Summary
2020 SOVAS Award Winner for Audiobook Narration—Author Performance—Best Voiceover
An Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller.
In this surprising essay, international bestselling humor writer David Sedaris shares the rewards of a book tour and his devoted readers’ worst-kept secrets.
Dismissed by a bored author at a book signing, a betrayed young man named David Sedaris made a vow. Someday, when it was his turn at the table, he’d connect with his readers. The experience has been even more revealing than he’d hoped.
In this hilarious and perceptive essay, the celebrated humorist reflects on the unusual patterns of forced socialization between author and audience, and the obligations and sometimes surprising returns of not-so-chance encounters with strangers: jokes, secrets, insights, and even charity.
Critic reviews
“Author David Sedaris delivers this honest, funny essay with his usual flair…This is a short look at the crazy world we live in by one of its most talented observer-humorists.” (AudioFile Magazine)
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- SJO
- 04-05-23
Hilarious
Hilarious and excellent as ever. David is witty, sharply observed and still empathetic. Highly recommended.
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- ClareBC
- 15-05-20
Lyrical and compelling
The storyline is gentle, the language beautiful. This is a book to be drawn into, I felt I was there with sights, sounds, sensations. I resisted the book for months thinking it would be worthy and heavy. However, once I started, I was so reluctant to let it finish. On Audible, it was therapeutic and I was transferred to another time.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-08-20
Hilarious and thought provoking....
David Sedaris is a genius. Listen to this. I hope you'll laugh and also enjoy the insights he describes into the workings of our civilised yet instinctive minds. So honest.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-05-20
Hilarious
Sedaris on perfect form again in 30 hilarious minutes that'll make you feel warm inside. Inside where? you can figure out after listening.
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- Robyn
- 19-05-20
Laugh out loud
Everytime! WHAT a storyteller. David is a wonderful writer and there isn’t a publication of his I haven’t totally devoured straight away and enjoyed thoroughly
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-03-24
Love David Sedaris but these stories are repeated elsewhere
My favourite writer - but don’t download if you have a few of his other books. They’re repeats.
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