Foreskin's Lament - Brossura

Auslander, Shalom

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ISBN 10: 0330453548 ISBN 13: 9780330453547

Casa editrice: Picador, 2009

Riassunto

Shalom Auslander was raised with a terrified respect for God. Even as he grew up, defying and eventually being cast out of his community, he could not find his way to a life in which he wasn't locked in a daily struggle with Him. Foreskin's Lament is a rich and fascinating portrait of a man grappling with his faith, his family and his community. `Bracing and witty . . . Never, frankly, can there have been a more blasphemous book . . . Foreskin's Lament somehow expresses the ideas of Richard Dawkins in the tone of David Sedaris. You can read it for the humour, you can read it as reportage into a secretive and bizarre world, you can read it as a personal tale of triumph over adversity, or you can just read it for the misery. It doesn't really matter. But do read it' William Sutcliffe, Independent on Sunday `One of the funniest books I've ever read, killingly so' Hilary Spurling, Observer `Exceptional . . . very, very funny' Time Out `Painfully poignant and hilariously noir' Jewish Chronicle `By turns hilarious and devastating . . . Few books are laugh-out-loud funny. This one is' Naomi Alderman, Sunday Times `America's hottest, funniest, most controversial young Jewish memoirist . . . blackly hilarious, groundbreaking' The Times

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

‘America’s hottest, funniest, most controversial young Jewish memoirist . . . blackly hilarious, groundbreaking’ The Times

L'autore:

Shalom Auslander's short story collection, Beware of God, was published by Picador in 2005. He lives in New York.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Picador
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0330453548
• ISBN 13: 9780330453547
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 321