{"product_id":"foreskins-lament-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShalom Auslander\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.02 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45187864133676,"sku":"9781594483332","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/WXV2L3MvYlUzaXA3WUhLUjZLdzdKZz09.webp?v=1767970231","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/foreskins-lament-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}