From the #1 bestselling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim comes a collection of the short stories David Sedaris loves most. Containing the work of both contemporary and classic writers, Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules, edited and introduced by Sedaris, gives his legions of fans a glimpse at the writing he finds inspiring and helps them discover the truth abut loneliness, hope, love, betrayal, and certain, but not all, monkeys.