Foreskin's Lament
A Memoir
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Judaism, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Shalom Auslander | ISBN: | 9781101217634 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | October 4, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Riverhead Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Shalom Auslander |
| ISBN: | 9781101217634 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | October 4, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Riverhead Books |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
