Advanced Expository Writing--UNT--Spring 11
Explore the art of creative nonfiction with this Advanced Expository Writing course reading list from UNT (Spring 11). Featuring David Sedaris's hilarious and poignant essay collection, *Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim*, this curated guide is essential for students and writers seeking masterful examples of humor, narrative, and expository prose.
Book
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
by David Sedaris
David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all sounds so normal, doesn't it? In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives -- a world where forgiveness is automatic and an argument can be the highest form of love. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim is another unforgettable collection from one of the wittiest and most original writers at work today.