Children playing before a statue of Hercules (edition 2005)

by David Sedaris (Editor), Richard Yates (Contributor)

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A must-have for the fans of the #1 bestselling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris, a collection of his favorite short fiction from Flannery O'Connor to Tobias Wolff. Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules is a collection of short stories-some classic, others impending-selected and introduced by David Sedaris. With this audiobook a careful listener can discover the truth about loneliness, betrayal, love and hope. Where the Door is Always Open and the Welcome Mat is Outby Patricia Highsmith, read by Cherry Jones Bullet In the Brain by Tobias Wolffread by Toby Wherry Gryphon by Charles Baxterread by David Sedaris In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried by Amy Hempelread by Mary-Louise Parker Cosmopolitan by Akhil Sharmaread by the Author.… (more)

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Title:	Children playing before a statue of Hercules
Authors:	David Sedaris
Other authors:	Richard Yates (Contributor)
Info:	New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, c2005.
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This book introduced me to authors I had never read before and I stories were good. I am just not a big fan of short stories. I tend to feel they end in the middle of the story. If you like short stories though these ones are interesting and a good quick read. (

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emaurer | Nov 26, 2024 |

short stories selected by David Sedaris.
I am pretty sure I didn't fall asleep during this audiobook, but there seemed to be only a handful of stories--maybe 5 or 6? Is there such a thing as an abridged audiobook of short stories?
They weren't as entertaining as Sedaris' own work, but as his favorites serve as a sort of window into his literary tastes. (

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reader1009 | Jul 3, 2021 |

I desperately want my own copy of this now. It is that good. David Sedaris, you have damn good taste in short stories. Although that isn't much of a surprise, is it? (

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sarahlh | Mar 6, 2021 |

A lovely collection of David Sedaris' favorite short stories, featuring Richard Yates, Charles Baxter, Jhumpa Lahiri, Katherine Mansfield, Alice Munro, Jean Thompson, Frank Gannon, Patricia Highsmith, Jincy Willett, Dorothy Parker, Joyce Carol Oates, Lorrie Moore, Flannery O'Connor, Amy Hempel, Akhil Sharma, Tim Johnston, and Tobias Wolff.

As Sedaris says in the introduction, "stories can save you." (

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bookishblond | Oct 24, 2018 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Sedaris, David	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Baxter, Charles	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gannon, Frank	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hempel, Amy	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Highsmith, Patricia	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Johnston, Tim	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lahiri, Jhumpa	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mansfield, Katherine	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Moore, Lorrie	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Munro, Alice	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
O'Connor, Flannery	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Oates, Joyce Carol	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Parker, Dorothy	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sedaris, David	Introduction	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sharma, Akhil	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Thompson, Jean	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Vowell, Sarah	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Willett, Jincy	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wolff, Tobias	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Yates, Richard	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules [Unabridged Selections] by David Sedaris

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Oh, Joseph, I'm So Tired / Richard Yates

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Interpreter of Maladies / Jhumpa Lahiri

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A must-have for the fans of the #1 bestselling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris, a collection of his favorite short fiction from Flannery O'Connor to Tobias Wolff. Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules is a collection of short stories-some classic, others impending-selected and introduced by David Sedaris. With this audiobook a careful listener can discover the truth about loneliness, betrayal, love and hope. Where the Door is Always Open and the Welcome Mat is Outby Patricia Highsmith, read by Cherry Jones Bullet In the Brain by Tobias Wolffread by Toby Wherry Gryphon by Charles Baxterread by David Sedaris In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried by Amy Hempelread by Mary-Louise Parker Cosmopolitan by Akhil Sharmaread by the Author.

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