【空降紐約時報暢銷榜No.1 / 當代幽默大師 2026 頂尖回歸巨作！】「看啊！活著是件多麼不容易、卻又多麼值得驚奇的事！」當你被生活的瑣碎壓得喘不過氣，你需要的是一杯烈酒，和一本David Sedaris。美國當代最受歡迎的諷刺散文大師、格萊美獎提名的「美國國寶級作家」，繼《Happy-Go-Lucky》後，帶著他職業生涯中最辛辣、也最溫柔的 28 篇全散文重磅回歸！這一次，David Sedaris把鏡頭對準了「變老」這件事，以及我們與身邊的人之間奇妙的羈絆。書中提到他一邊抱怨伴侶動完髖關節手術後的傲嬌，一邊笨拙地當起全職看護；他把 Duolingo 的學習機器人當成唯一能傾聽家族祕密的知己；他跑到梵蒂岡去訂製神父的法衣、在瓜地馬拉騎著叫「龍舌蘭」的馬，卻在肯亞旅行時一張照片也不拍。甚至，他在翻閱通訊錄時，淡淡地數著那些已經離世、他無法承受失去的老友們……這是一本會讓你「在捷運上忍不住笑出聲，卻在讀到最後一頁時偷偷抹淚」的散文作品。In this new collection, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays that are “among the best of his career" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).“A welcome return to form for the much-awarded and much-loved humorist…Sedaris remains a national treasure.” —Kirkus (starred review)In THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE, his first new collection since HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend. He tries on the role of caretaker after his boyfriend Hugh's hip-replacement su
