Description
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 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.
Info
ISBN: 9781594483332
Published Date: October 7, 2008
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Language: English
Page Count: 310
Size: 8.01" l x 5.02" w x 0.69" h
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Subject
Personal Memoirs