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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instanceOf essay ⓘ
adaptedAs stage play ⓘ
author David Sedaris ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
employerDepicted Macy's ⓘ
firstBroadcaster National Public Radio ⓘ
firstProgram Morning Edition ⓘ
firstPublicationMedium radio ⓘ
firstRadioReadingBy David Sedaris ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Holidays on Ice ⓘ
literaryMovement contemporary American humor ⓘ
literaryPeriod late 20th century ⓘ
mainCharacter David Sedaris ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
notableFor launching David Sedaris's public career ⓘ
originalAudience radio listeners ⓘ
protagonistEmployer Macy's ⓘ
protagonistOccupation Christmas elf ⓘ
publisherOfPrintVersion Little, Brown and Company ⓘ
settingLocation Macy's Herald Square ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
stageAdaptationBy Joe Mantello ⓘ
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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