Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir by Auslander, Shalom

Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781594483332)

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Format: Paperback
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Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir by Auslander, Shalom

Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir

$16.00
Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir by Auslander, Shalom

Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir

$16.00
Format: Paperback
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A New York Times Notable Book, and a "chaotic, laugh riot" (San Francisco Chronicle) of a memoir.

Shalom Auslander was raised with a terrified respect for God. Even as he grew up and was estranged from his community, his religion and its traditions, he could not find the path to a life where he didn't struggle daily with the fear of God's formidable wrath. Foreskin's Lament reveals Auslander's "painfully, cripplingly, incurably, miserably religious" youth in a strict, socially isolated Orthodox Jewish community, and recounts his rebellion and efforts to make a new life apart from it. His combination of unrelenting humor and anger renders a rich and fascinating portrait of a man grappling with his faith and family.

Author: Shalom Auslander
ISBN-10: 1594483337
ISBN-13: 9781594483332
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Language: English
Published: 10/07/2008
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.10w x 0.73d

Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 10/03/2008 pg. 80
New York Times Book Review 11/02/2008 pg. 24
By Shalom Auslander
By Shalom Auslander
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Shalom Auslander was raised in Monsey, New York. Nominated for the Koret Award for writers under thirty-five, he has published articles in Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Tablet, The New Yorker, and has had stories aired on NPR's This American Life. Auslander is the author of the short story collection Beware of God and the acclaimed novel Hope: A Tragedy. He lives in New York City. To learn more about Shalom Auslander, please visit www.shalomauslander.com.

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