Naked (book)


Naked, published in 1997, is a collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris. The book details Sedaris’ life, from his unusual upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, to his booze-and-drug-ridden college years, to his Kerouacian wandering as a young adult. The book became a best-seller and was acclaimed for its wit, dark humor and irreverent tackling of tragic events, including the death of Sedaris’ mother. Prior to publication, several of the essays were read by the author on the Public Radio International program This American Life.
Naked won the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Non-Fiction from Publishing Triangle in 1998.

Contents

;Chipped Beef
;A Plague of Tics
;Get Your Ya-Ya's Out!
;Next of Kin
;Cyclops
;The Women's Open
;True Detective
;Dix Hill
;I Like Guys
;The Drama Bug
;Dinah, the Christmas Whore
;Planet of the Apes
;The Incomplete Quad
;C.O.G.
;Something for Everyone
;Ashes
;Naked