{"product_id":"foreskins-lament-isbn-9781594483332","title":"Foreskin's Lament","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, and a “chaotic, laugh riot” (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) of a memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eForeskin’s Lament\u003c\/i\u003e 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.“Fierce, funny, and subversively heartfelt...With his middle finger pointed at the heavens and a hand held over his heart, Auslander gives us \u003ci\u003eForeskin’s Lament\u003c\/i\u003e. Mazel tov to him. And God? Well, he’ll survive.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Auslander writes like Philip Roth’s angry nephew... a scathing theological rant, a funny, oddly moving coming-of-age memoir, and an irreverent meditation on family, marriage, and cultural identity. God may be a bit irritated by this book, but I loved it.”—Tom Perrotta, author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Children\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Abstinence Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A laugh-out-loud quarrel with God.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A terrific book I was sad I read in so few sittings, because I wanted more.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hilarious, caustic, and surprisingly moving.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Blasphemous and funny.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A surprise and delight.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fretful, self-effacing, bitter…hilarious story.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Houston Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wryly comic.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hilarious, caustic, and surprisingly moving.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A very funny memoir.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGQ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lyrical, hysterical… funny and angry.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An audacious, poke-God-in-the eye memoir.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eShalom Auslander\u003c\/b\u003e was raised in Monsey, New York. Nominated for the Koret Award for writers under thirty-five, he has published articles in \u003ci\u003eEsquire, The New York Times Magazine, Tablet, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and has had stories aired on NPR's \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e. Auslander is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eBeware of God\u003c\/i\u003e and the acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eHope: A Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City. To learn more about Shalom Auslander, please visit www.shalomauslander.com.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300233793765,"sku":"NP9781594483332","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781594483332.jpg?v=1767727564","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/foreskins-lament-isbn-9781594483332","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}