The Bedwetter
Encyclopedia
The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee is a memoir by actress and comedian Sarah Silverman
, published in 2010. It was a New York Times Best Seller.
until age 16. At age 2, she would make her father laugh by saying "fuck". Her family did not find her sense of humor offensive, and support her style of comedy. She says that Gary Shandling is her heaviest influence, and how. like him, she has created a semi-fictional public persona of herself. She admits to avidly smoking marijuana. The books (fictional) afterword is by God, writing about Silverman in the year 2063, on the occasion of her death at 93, with the eipitaph "She loved dogs, New York, television, children, friendship, sex, laughing, heartbreaking songs, marijuana, farts, and cuddling."
purchased the rights to publish a Silverman memoir in 2008 for $2.5 million. The book was released on April 20, which, as "4/20
", is a day of celebration for marijuana users. Silverman produced a promotional letter exclusively for Amazon.com, wherein she compares herself ironically to Ernest Hemingway
and Fyodor Dostoevsky
, classing herself as a serious writer
, Publishers Weekly
, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times
and People
.. New York
wrote that Silverman, in her book, seems to be saying "Obviously I’m joking, but it’s also me up there [on stage]". The audiobook was nominated for a Grammy Award
.
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Kate Silverman is a Jewish American comedian, writer, actress, singer and musician. Her satirical comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics such as racism, sexism, and religion....
, published in 2010. It was a New York Times Best Seller.
Content
The first section of the book is about her family and upbringing. Silverman writes about her growing up wetting her bedBedwetting
Nocturnal enuresis, commonly called bedwetting, is involuntary urination while asleep after the age at which bladder control usually occurs. Nocturnal enuresis is considered primary when a child has not yet had a prolonged period of being dry...
until age 16. At age 2, she would make her father laugh by saying "fuck". Her family did not find her sense of humor offensive, and support her style of comedy. She says that Gary Shandling is her heaviest influence, and how. like him, she has created a semi-fictional public persona of herself. She admits to avidly smoking marijuana. The books (fictional) afterword is by God, writing about Silverman in the year 2063, on the occasion of her death at 93, with the eipitaph "She loved dogs, New York, television, children, friendship, sex, laughing, heartbreaking songs, marijuana, farts, and cuddling."
Publicity
HarperCollinsHarperCollins
HarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
purchased the rights to publish a Silverman memoir in 2008 for $2.5 million. The book was released on April 20, which, as "4/20
420 (cannabis culture)
420, 4:20 or 4/20 refers to consumption of cannabis and, by extension, a way to identify oneself with cannabis subculture. The notable day for these is April 20.- Origins of terms :...
", is a day of celebration for marijuana users. Silverman produced a promotional letter exclusively for Amazon.com, wherein she compares herself ironically to Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economic and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the...
and Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays. He is best known for his novels Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov....
, classing herself as a serious writer
Reception
The book was reviewed favorably by Vanity FairVanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of pop culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast. The present Vanity Fair has been published since 1983 and there have been editions for four European countries as well as the U.S. edition. This revived the title which had ceased publication in 1935...
, Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
and People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
.. New York
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
wrote that Silverman, in her book, seems to be saying "Obviously I’m joking, but it’s also me up there [on stage]". The audiobook was nominated for a Grammy Award
53rd Grammy Awards
The 53rd annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were broadcast on CBS with a rating of 26.6 million viewers. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights prior to the telecast on February 11. Nominations were...
.