Book of My Life: Onjuli Datta in conversation with Ellen Deckwitz

Writers told us about their favourite book: the book that inspires or touches them, that set their artistic, moral or intellectual compass. In short, the book they would recommend to everyone. Interview: Ellen Deckwitz.
Onjuli Datta spoke abut Theft by Finding by American author and humorist David Sedaris, famed as the 'king of comic tales'. Those who saw his him perform live know: the diary reading is the highlight of the evening. For Theft by Finding (2017), he selected his own diary stories from 1977-2002, the period when he held all sorts of odd jobs and his writing developed.