Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir

Auslander, Auslander

ISBN 10: 033045353X / ISBN 13: 9780330453530

Published by Picador, London, UK, 2008

About this Item

A true UK first edition/first printing, with the numbers 135798642 on the copyright page. Not price-clipped or ex-libris, and with no inscriptions or marks of any kind. A superb copy of this hilarious account of a boy growing up in an eccentric Orthodox Jewish-American community. Adored by critics. A writer to watch. All of our books are protected by removable plastic covers. Seller Inventory # 000040

Bibliographic Details

Title: Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir

Publisher: Picador, London, UK

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: First Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

A bitingly funny memoir of growing up in a dysfunctional Jewish family and wrestling with a vengeful God.

About the Author:

Shalom Auslanderwas raised in Monsey, New York. Nominated for the Koret Award for writers under thirty-five, he has published articles inEsquire,The New York Times Magazine,Tablet,The New Yorker, and has had stories aired on NPR'sThis American Life. Auslander is the author of the novel Hope: A Tragedy, the short story collectionBeware of God,and the memoirForeskin's Lament. He lives in New York. To learn more about Shalom Auslander, please visit www.shalomauslander.com.