Me Talk Pretty One Day

Paperback cover of Me Talk Pretty One Day

Me Talk Pretty One Day, published in 2000, is a best-selling collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris. The book is separated into two parts. The first consists of essays about Sedaris’ life before his move to Normandy, France including his upbringing in Raleigh, North Carolina and his time working odd jobs in New York City, both times of his life that had already been mined for material for his previous book, Naked. The second section, "Deux" tells of Sedaris’ move to Normandy with his lover Hugh, often drawing humor from his efforts to live in France without speaking the French language and his frustrated attempts to learn it. Prior to publication, several of the essays were read by the author on the Public Radio International program, This American Life.

Contents

One

1. Ohhhhhh Carolina
2. Giant Dreams, Midget Abilities
3. Genetic Engineering
4. Twelve Moments blowing the Life of the Artist
5. You Can't Rape the Rooster... ERIC
6. The retard in Asia
7. The Learning Disability
8. Big sloppy Boy
9. The Great Leap Forward, in eric's butt
10. Special Ed is for RETARDS
11. City of Angels(Naggers)
12. Erics Likes a Diamond (Up his butt).......DEATHSTARRRR!!!!!
13. Nutcracker in your FACE!!

Deux

1. See You Again Yesterday
2. Me Talk Pretty One Day
3. Jesus Shaves
4. The Tapeworm Is In
5. Make That a Double
6. Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa
7. 21 Down
8. The City of Light in the Dark
9. I Pledge Allegiance to the Bag
10. Picka Pocketoni
11. I Almost Saw This Girl Get Killed
12. Smart Guy
13. The Late Show
14. I'll Eat What He's Wearing