An anthology of Sedaris\' favorite stories, this volume includes the work of some of the most influential and talented short story writers such as Alice Munro, Tobias Wolff, Lorrie Moore, and Joyce Carol Oates, as well as the author\'s explanation of why readers should love them as much as he does.
Perfect for fans who suffer from Sedaris fever, Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules will tide them over and provide relief..
Featuring such notable writers as Lorrie Moore, Alice Munro, Joyce Carol Oates, Jean Thompson, and Tobias Wolff, Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules includes some of the most influential and talented short story writers, contemporary and classic.
And he liked them enough to hand pick them for this collection of short fiction.
But he did read them.
David Sedaris didn\'t write the stories in Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules .
The audience in these fantasies always loves him and gives him the respect he deserves.
Sometimes, when they\'re his very favorite stories, he\'ll fantasize about reading them in front of an audience and taking credit for them.
Sometimes he fantasizes that he wrote them.
Alone in his apartment, he reads stories aloud to the point he has them memorized.
David Sedaris is an exceptional reader.
A must-have for the fans of the #1 bestselling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day , David Sedaris, a collection of his favorite short fiction from Flannery O\'Connor to Tobias Wolff.
An anthology of Sedaris\' favorite stories, this volume includes the work of some of the most influential and talented short story writers such as Alice Munro, Tobias Wolff, Lorrie Moore, and Joyce Carol Oates, as well as the author\'s explanation of why readers should love them as much as he does
