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Sedaris was born in Binghamton , New York and raised in Raleigh , North Carolina . In his teens and twenties, he dabbled in Visual and Performance Art . His lack of success was described in several of his essays. After working a string of odd jobs across Raleigh, Chicago and New York City , Sedaris achieved prominence with the radio essay ''The SantaLand Diaries,'' describing his experiences working as an elf at Macy's Department Store during Christmas time in New York. The piece aired in 1992 on National Public Radio ’s Morning Edition and was also broadcast in the UK on Radio 4 in 1996 . His first book, '' Barrel Fever '' (1994) was a collection of essays and Short Fiction . Several compilations of his essays have been published in books such as '' Naked '' (1996), and '' Me Talk Pretty One Day '' (2000). Several of his books, including '' Dress Your Family In Corduroy And Denim '' (2004) have hit #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List for Nonfiction. He is a frequent contributor to the PRI / Chicago Public Radio show '' This American Life '', and '' Esquire '' and '' The New Yorker '' magazines. In 2001, he was named "Humorist of the Year" by Time Magazine and he received the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He is also a playwright, having authored along with his sister, actress , when she was the artistic director of "the CLUB" at La MaMa E.T.C. He also co-authored ''Incident at Kobblers Knob'' which was presented and produced by David Rockwell at the Lincoln Center Festival. David Sedaris lives mostly in France with his partner Hugh Hamrick. More recently he has purchased an apartment in London . During a Chicago Public Radio pledge drive on March 24, 2006, ''This American Life'' host Ira Glass revealed that Sedaris's next book would consist of Fables about animals. Sedaris also recently read several of his short stories at Vassar College and confirmed his interest in writing from the perspective of animals. SELECTED WORKS
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