Me Talk Pretty One Day
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All Characters David Sedaris Lou Sedaris (Sedaris’s Father) Miss Samson Mr. Mancini The Rooster (Paul Sedaris) Valencia Hugh Sedaris’s Mother Gretchen Sedaris Lisa Sedaris Patrick Richie Alisha Bonnie Sedaris’s French Teacher Martin Carol Reggie Maja Jodie Foster Cheeky
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Me Talk Pretty One Day

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David Sedaris

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Easter

When Sedaris discovers that French people have different Easter traditions than Americans do, Easter becomes a representation of the ways in which cultures vary from each other even when they seem fairly similar. When one…

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Sedaris’s Walkman

While living in Paris, Sedaris listens to his Walkman so much that it begins to signify his hesitancy to fully immerse himself in French culture. Walking through the city, he listens to audiobooks, including a…

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