description: This is a deftly shaken cocktail of wit, weirdness, and melancholy. It's classic Sedaris, using himself as the butt of the very messy joke. It's a riotous journey through his childhood; his odd-job years in New York City; his relationship with his partner, and shopping for real estate. Sedaris is at his best when he's affectionately detailing his family's severe eccentricities. There's more to Sedaris than laughs. He's a skillful prose stylist who writes sentences of great elegance, even as they amuse. Sedaris hits a new emotional note which reveals more about the author than all of his other essays combined.
language: English
title: Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
titlecomplete: Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
characters: David Sedaris
genres: Biography, Short Stories, Comedy, Memoir, Nonfiction, Humor, Essays, Autobiography, Biography Memoir, Audiobook
ratings_count: 274297
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Stonewall Book Award
category: Non-Fiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Audie Award
category: Humor, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Grammy Award
category: Best Spoken Word Album, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Humor
publisher: Little Brown and Company