{"product_id":"the-land-and-its-people-essays-9780316264839","title":"The Land and Its People: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this new collection, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays that are \"among the best of his career\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A welcome return to form for the much-awarded and much-loved humorist...Sedaris remains a national treasure.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Land and Its People, \u003c\/i\u003eSedaris investigates what it means to be a traveler, a brother, a lifelong friend. Trying on the role of caretaker after his boyfriend Hugh's hip-replacement surgery, he both succeeds and fails. He covers ground with his friend Dawn and challenges her to eat a truck tire. A ambivalent Duolingo bot becomes his unlikely confidante as he attempts to describe his family in a foreign language. Ever adding to his list of \"Countries I Have Been To,\" he rides a horse named Tequila in Guatemala, buys a bespoke priest's cassock in Vatican City, and goes on safari in Kenya without taking a single photo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Time takes its toll: scrolling through his address book, he counts those he couldn't bear to outlive, and realizes how many are already gone. He is bitten by a dog and insulted by a wee train passenger. A woman on the street late at night either sexually harasses him or doesn't. It's easy to agree with the lady waving a sign that reads, \"Enough Is Enough.\" And yet, life holds much to delight in: the massive testicles of a ram, a trip abroad with his sisters, a really excellent reptile video, a pair of well-made cotton underpants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout these essays--at once acerbic and tender, playful and profound--Sedaris shows how much there is to marvel at when you keep your head up and your eyes open, observing with warmth and curiosity our fascinating human species and the lands we inhabit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Sedaris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.80w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316264839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Sedaris\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fifteen previous books, including \u003ci\u003eHappy-Go-Lucky, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Me Talk Pretty One Day. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and BBC Radio 4. In 2019, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is the recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, the Jonathan Swift Prize for Satire and Humor, and the Terry Southern Prize for Humor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"David Sedaris \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48363838865565,"sku":"9780316264839","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1be4ecc6-db30-4dc1-b27b-a08153039fe7.jpg?v=1780429206","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-land-and-its-people-essays-9780316264839","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}