The Santaland Diaries
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The Santaland Diaries is a humorous autobiographical essay by David Sedaris recounting his experiences working as a Christmas elf at Macy’s in New York City.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | essay ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | stage play ⓘ |
| author | David Sedaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employerDepicted | Macy's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadcaster | National Public Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProgram | Morning Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | radio ⓘ |
| firstRadioReadingBy | David Sedaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRadioReadingYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
humor ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole | Santa's elf ⓘ |
| hasForm | monologue-style narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
absurdity of holiday traditions
ⓘ
commercialization of Christmas ⓘ identity and performance ⓘ low-wage labor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterIncludedIn |
Barrel Fever
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holidays on Ice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American humor ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David Sedaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | launching David Sedaris's public career ⓘ |
| originalAudience | radio listeners ⓘ |
| protagonistEmployer | Macy's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | Christmas elf ⓘ |
| publisherOfPrintVersion | Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Macy's Herald Square
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| stageAdaptationBy | Joe Mantello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageAdaptationForm | one-man show ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christmas
ⓘ
Christmas elves ⓘ consumerism ⓘ holiday employment ⓘ seasonal retail work ⓘ |
| timeSetting |
Christmas season
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| workEnvironmentDepicted | department store ⓘ |
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