Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir

by Auslander, Shalom
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ISBN: 9781594483332
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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.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Auslander, Shalom
  • ISBN: 9781594483332
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.02 x 0.73
  • Number Of Pages: 310
  • Publication Year: 2008

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