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Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir

Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir - Paperback

by Shalom Auslander
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Availability:In StockContributor:Shalom AuslanderAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2008-10-07Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9781594483332ISBN-10:1594483337UPC:9781594483332Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Religion, HumorBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Judaism, TopicBook Topic:Orthodox, ReligionSize:8.02 x 5.10 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SC2G7MA1HX
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9781594483332ISBN-10:1594483337UPC:9781594483332Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Religion, HumorBook Subcategory:Personal Memoirs, Judaism, TopicBook Topic:Orthodox, ReligionSize:8.02 x 5.10 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SC2G7MA1HX
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.
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

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