Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Wicked Bestiary - David Sedaris

Category: Anthology, Humor
Language: English
Keywords: Short Stories

Written by David Sedaris
Read by David Sedaris, Elaine Stritch, Dylan Baker, Siân Phillips
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps

Length: 3 hrs
Release date: 09-28-2010
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This collection of sharply observed animal-themed tales is a delight, told with David Sedaris’s trademark blend of hilarity and goodnaturedness. Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear an uncanny resemblance to the insanity of our own everyday interactions.

In “The Toad, the Turtle, and the Duck”, three strangers commiserate about animal bureaucracy while waiting in a complaint line. In “Hello Kitty”, a cynical feline struggles to sit through his prison-mandated AA meetings. In “The Squirrel and the Chipmunk”, a pair of star-crossed lovers is separated by prejudiced family members.

With original illustrations by Ian Falconer, author of the bestselling Olivia series of children’s books, these stories are David Sedaris at his most observant, poignant, and surprising.