David Sedaris reading in Munich tonight!

I barely heard about this in time, so wanted to post it here in case there are any other crazy fans of David Sedaris in Germany who are interested in going to see him read (along with the guy who does the German-language audiobooks – I can’t even imagine DS in German!). Amazingly, tickets are still available as of this morning. Go get ’em! (ie, call the number listed under Kartenvorbestellung.)

For those of you who haven’t yet had the pleasure, David Sedaris is the author of numerous books, including the essential-reading-for-expats Me Talk Pretty One Day, and is also possibly the funniest man alive. His latest book (which is apparently coming out in German around now… but I’d go for the English) is When You Are Engulfed in Flames. We spent our long bus rides in the Lofoten Islands laughing so hard we peed ourselves*, listening to the audiobook read by the author himself. The people around us must have thought we were escaped mental patients.

Folks in other parts of Germany can see him, too! Here‘s the schedule for his German book tour:

  • 10 November 2008: Munich
  • 11 November 2008: Cologne
  • 12 November 2008: Hanover
  • 13 November 2008: Leipzig
  • 14 November 2008: Berlin

He will also be making appearances in Zurich and Paris next week, and after that he’s off to delight North America. See David Sedaris’s appearance schedule here.

ETA: Two things. First, whomever I lent my copies of Naked and Me Talk Pretty One Day, I hate you. I know, I probably told you there was no hurry to get them back, but obviously I lied. I need them back right now. Given that I only have audio download copies of his other books, I have absolutely nothing to bring for David to sign.

Second, I have spent the afternoon wondering what interesting/crazy/fun/deranged thing I could say to David Sedaris to make sure I end up being a story in his next book. Any ideas?

*Not literally

13 thoughts on “David Sedaris reading in Munich tonight!”

  1. Thanks for the tipoff! I read his stuff in the New Yorker all the time, and maybe I will try to catch him in Cologne tomorrow night. (It is also the start of Karneval, so there are going to be lots of people on the streets..)

  2. I bet Cologne will be crazy tomorrow! I poked around, but it doesn’t seem like much of anything will be happening in Munich. Which surprised me, since even Zurich has a lame little 11-11 party.

  3. Fasching in Munich starts after “Dreikönig” (January 6); tomorrow there’s only a small (and really boring) event on Viktualienmarkt, the presentation of the “Faschingsprinzenpaar”.

  8. Whatever you say to him, it’ll probably be more memorable if you wear your dirndl. Maybe you could ask him if, during his German travels, he’s been fortunate enough to try the delicious smurf ice cream? Or better yet, you could bring him some to try.

  9. Awesome. I’m going to see him next Monday in Zurich and cannot wait! Hmm. As far as the crazy thing, you could eat your hat..but wait, he’s already written about his dad doing that kind of that…

  10. Thanks for the heads up! I am hoping we can catch him in Berlin when he comes.

    I also feel for you. I am forever lending out copies of my books and then when I actually need them (because I never expect to need them), totally forget who I gave them too! I keep telling myself I have to make a list someday…sigh…

  11. TQE – sorry you’ll be missing him! I can’t believe how lucky I got with the timing… I just got back into town the night before he was here.

    Matt – me too. Actually, ‘big’ doesn’t begin to describe it.

    Ian – make sure you have a word with his German handlers when you’re there!

    Kirk – you’re right, I should have totally worn the dirndl.

    Swiss Miss – hope you have tickets! I hear he’s already sold out in Zurich.

    Yelli – glad someone else feels my pain. 🙂

    Full report on my evening with David Sedaris to come…

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