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- Herausgeber: Trivion Books
- Kategorie: Lebensstil
- Sprache: Englisch
Trivia-on-Book: Calypso by David Sedaris Take the challenge and share it with friends and family for a time of fun! Calypso, is a collection of personal family stories, written by David Sedaris. Calypso is highly acclaimed for dark humor and its satirical view of family life. The stories are presented as a collection of essays that give the reader insight into this American family and the incidents surrounding the different family members. David, the second son of slightly dysfunctional parents, is the story teller. The scene is collaborated at his beach house, a family holiday home, on the Emerald Isle, in North Carolina. This collection of essays reveals the tragic death of the children’s mother, an alcoholic who died of cancer and the devastating impact of their sister’s suicide. Tiffany, the youngest sibling had spent many years of battling with addiction and mental illness. David Sedaris adds other dynamics to his view of family life as he grows older and faces the world from a mature, sixty-year-old perspective. A homosexual man, with partner, Hugh Hamrick, David Sedaris looks at gay weddings in his humorous, but supportive way. He observes the growing old process and how life at sixty offers more of a past than a future. A comical observation, but oh so true! Calypso is about middle age, mortality and the family that he has had a love – hate relationship with over the course of growing up and maturing. He takes the reader down a road of comical, but real observations of his family. A family not unlike many families out in the social order of today. Sedaris is an acclaimed writer, humorist and Grammy award winner for his audio-books. In 2004 his book ‘Dress your family in Corduroy and Denim reached the New York times non-fiction best seller list. His ability to detect humor and pathos in family situations won him the title of Humorist of the year and he continues to win over audiences with his new collection of essays, in his latest book, Calypso. You may have read the book, but not have liked it. You may have liked the book, but not be a fan. You may call yourself a fan, but few truly are. Are you a fan? Trivia-on-Books is an independently curated trivia quiz on the book for readers, students, and fans alike. If you're ready to take the challenge yourself or share it with friends and family for a time of fun, Trivia-on-Books provides a unique approach to the book that is both insightful and educational! Features You'll Find Inside: • 30 Multiple choice questions on the book, plots, characters, and author • Insightful commentary to answer every question • Complementary quiz material for yourself or your reading group • Results provided with scores to determine "status" Note: This is an unofficial trivia meant to supplement a reader’s experience to books they already love. Trivia-on-Books provides quality and value with a unique approach that is both insightful and educational.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018
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Table of Contents
Introducing the Calypso by David Sedaris
The First Challenge
The Second Challenge
The Moment of Truth
Introducing the Calypso by David Sedaris
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alypso, is David Sedaris’ most recent collection of essays, written about his family and their escapades. One of six siblings, David Sedaris was raised in Raleigh North Carolina. He was brought up by his Greek American father, Lou who was a tough father figure and his American mother, Sharon. Calypso is his most family orientated book and deals with middle age, his sister’s suicide and the death of his mother. Sedaris uses the background of his family, and his realization of his own mortality, to bring this collection of essays together under one roof. He buys another property, a beach house on Emerald Isle, North Carolina for the family gatherings. This holiday home is named Sea Section and it is here he exposes, through some humors accounts, the pathos of growing old and losing family members. David Sedaris puts a great deal of thought into the titles of his books and essays. He uses wry humor to choose the titles and enjoys using puns and even oxymorons to add depth to the humor of each title. ‘Theft by Finding’ is an example of an intriguing title and compels the Sedaris fans to read the book. It is no surprise to read that Calypso, the title of his new book, is the name of a Greek Goddess. Her name means to hide or conceal. The contents of the book however, reveal a lot of truths about the Sedaris family and the effect of their mother’s death and their sister Tiffany’s suicide.
