Just a Quick E-mail

In the first episode of a two-part exclusive, David Sedaris reads "Just a Quick E-mail," an unpublished story about the passive-aggressive sister of a paraplegic. (Running Time: 6:51)

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With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America's pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.

About the Author:

David Sedaris: David Sedaris is the author of bestsellers like Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames. Much of Sedaris' humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating, and it often concerns his family life, his middle class upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, Greek heritage, various jobs, education, drug use, homosexuality, and his life in France with his partner, Hugh Hamrick.