The ethics of laughter: David Sedaris and humour memoir

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Cardell, Kylie;Kuttainen, Victoria
Victoria Kuttainen
Abstract

What is an ethics of autobiography in the context of the humour memoir? This essay examines the work of David Sedaris in order to explore how he uses the composite memoir form, and a comic style, to negotiate the problems of authenticity and authority that have become crucial in recent autobiography.

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45

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0027-1276

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University of Manitoba

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10.1353/mos.2012.0027