--- product_id: 131804047 title: "Calypso" brand: "david sedaris" price: "€ 25.22" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/131804047-calypso store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Calypso **Brand:** david sedaris **Price:** € 25.22 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Calypso by david sedaris - **How much does it cost?** € 25.22 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/131804047-calypso) ## Best For - david sedaris enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted david sedaris brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Calypso ## Images ![Calypso - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8165vSB0mNL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Sedaris at his reflective peak *by D***A on Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2024* The reviews all said this wasn’t intended to be a laugh a minute book, but it was actually much more than that. It was funny, sad, poignant and deeply and honestly insightful. Not to be missed. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars John Denver and David Sedaris bring you "Calypso" *by B***T on Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2018* Did you hear? David titled his latest book "Calypso" just like that John Denver song! David Sedaris is the answer to a beleaguered parent's prayers: a poor, artsy, drugged-out ne'er-do-well who vaulted to literary super-stardom. It's a heartwarming tale. "Only in America" I like to say.John Denver sang the song "Calypso" about Jacques Cousteau's scuba yacht. Cousteau sailed around the world, swam underwater with a camera and put the footage on TV. Nice work if you can get it, Jacques! John sang, "Like the dolphin beside you, you bring us beside you, to light up the darkness and show us the way . . ." and so forth. Then John died in an experimental plane crash in the early 1990s, just as David Sedaris was making a huge hit on Public Radio. I don't think they ever met, but if they had, maybe they would sing this song together.In the BOOK Calypso, David writes about his life now, in which he flies around the world first class, stays at the Four Seasons and visits his beach house. While I am madly in love with the guy, I have to say that part is not compelling literature, hard to relate to for the rest of us. Maybe David knows it too, because he spices things up with Death Talk. David's mother died and his sister killed herself. Let's sober up with that for fifty pages or so!The man writes so well, I could retype the whole book here, but I'll content myself with one stinger that makes me love David even more, were that possible:"More often than not, your breakfast room will have a TV in it, tuned to a twenty-four-hour cable-news network. Sometimes you’ll see two TVs or more. At a place I stayed at in Kentucky one year, there were eight. After I ordered, the waitress went around with her remote and activated each one, making me think of a lamplighter, if lamps were instruments of torture rather than things that make it easier for you to see how old and tired-looking you’ve gotten. “People like it,” she said when I asked if it was really necessary at six o’clock in the morning.You hear this a lot in America, especially when you’re complaining about televisions, or loud music, or, more common still, television and loud music together in the same room. “People like it.”“Yes,” I always want to say, “but they’re the wrong people.”Admit it, you have to love this guy! If only John Denver had stayed on the ground, I'm sure he would have loved this book too, and maybe added a verse to his Calypso song in acknowledgement.Now, as the credits roll on my little review, I want all you Sedari to stand up. Come on, alive or dead, all of you! Lou, Sharon, Lisa, Gretchen, Tiffany, Amy, David, Paul. Hugh, start singing, you're married now! And you, too Mrs. Hamrick!"Aye, Calypso the places you've been to, the things that you've shown us, the stories you tell! Aye Calypso I sing to your spirit, the men who have served you so long and so well. [yodel, yodel, eeeeeeyaaaaaeyeeeee!]" ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars David Sedaris shines! *by A***S on Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2024* I wholeheartedly love David Sedaris. His wit, his phrasing, his language. He makes you appreciate the ordinary days, the heartbreak, the joy - there is no one like him. Having lost my dad recently I appreciated his candor about his own dad. Their love and frustration with each other that always finds its way to kindness. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/131804047-calypso](https://www.desertcart.be/products/131804047-calypso) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*