Naked

InNaked,DavidSedaris'smessageispayattentiontome.Whetherhe'stakingtotheroadwithathievingquadriplegic,sortingoutthefancyfromtheextra-fancyinableakfruit-packingfactory,orcelebratingChristmasinthecompanyofarecentlyparoledprostitute,thiscollectionofmemoirscreatesawickedlyincisiveportraitofanall-too-familiarworld.IttakesSedarisfromhishumiliatingboutwithobsessivebehaviorin'APlagueofTics'tothetitlestory,inwhichheisfinallyforcedtofacehisnakedselfinthemirroredsunglassesofalunatic.Atthissoulfulandmovingmoment,hepickspotatochipcrumbsfromhispubichairandwonderswhatitallmeans.Thisremarkablejourneyintohisownlifefollowsapathofself-effacementandalifelongsearchforidentity,leavinghimbothundersuspicionandoverdressed.作者简介：DAVIDSEDARISisalsotheauthorofBarrelFever,HolidaysonIce,MeTalkPrettyOneDay,andDressYourFamilyinCorduryoyandDenim.HeisaregularcontributortoPublicRadioInternationa'sThisAmericanLife.