The Land and Its People
Essays
$49.57
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
25 May 2026
Summary
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
In this new collection, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays that are “among the best of his career” (*Publishers Weekly, * starred review).
“A welcome return to form for the much-awarded and much-loved humorist…Sedaris remains a national treasure.” –Kirkus (starred review)
In The Land and Its People, Sedaris investigates wha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316607339 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0316607339 |
| Author: | David Sedaris |
| Publisher: | Little Brown and Company |
| Imprint: | Little Brown and Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 25 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 140mm x 208mm |
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Critics Review
”[Sedaris] knits the present to the past so that they become the same thing; for him being alive has always been strange and atrocious, contradictory, unfair and hilarious.”
–New York Times Book Review“With his laconic delivery, Sedaris lures the reader into believing that the topic under discussion might be unremarkable, a you-and-me-in-this-together moment. But then, given Sedaris’ worldview and world weariness, eventually a knotty twist or spicy dash is delivered with the realization that Sedaris’ land is unparalleled, and its people are peerless. Sedaris fans will be queuing for this, craving new expressions of his signature wit and frankness.”–Booklist
“A funny and heartfelt essay collection on friendship, family, and aging…Sedaris’s wit and keen awareness of life’s absurdities are on full display. These essays are among the best of his career.”–Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A new David Sedaris collection is a publishing event.”–Literary Hub
“Dry, sharp, and delightfully observant…It’s already on my list of books I suspect I’ll read more than once.”–Garden & Gun
“It’s classic Sedaris: sharp, shameless, and strangely tender.”–Oprah Daily
“Sedaris remains a national treasure…In [The Land and Its People] our premier comic essayist does what he does best.”–Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
David Sedaris
David Sedaris is the author of fifteen previous books, including Happy-Go-Lucky, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, and Me Talk Pretty One Day. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker and BBC Radio 4. In 2019, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is the recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, the Jonathan Swift Prize for Satire and Humor, and the Terry Southern Prize for Humor.
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