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Foreskin's Lament

A Memoir

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Foreskin's Lament

By: Shalom Auslander
Narrated by: Shalom Auslander
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A bitingly funny memoir of growing up in a dysfunctional Jewish family and wrestling with a vengeful God.©2007 Shalom Auslander; (P)2007 Peguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Judaism Middle East Memoir Witty

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Critic reviews

“Fierce, funny, and subversively heartfelt...With his middle finger pointed at the heavens and a hand held over his heart, Auslander gives us Foreskin’s Lament. Mazel tov to him. And God? Well, he’ll survive.”—New York Times Book Review

“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 Little Children and The Abstinence Teacher

“A laugh-out-loud quarrel with God.”—Newsweek

“A terrific book I was sad I read in so few sittings, because I wanted more.”
San Francisco Chronicle

“Hilarious, caustic, and surprisingly moving.” —Philadelphia Inquirer

“Blasphemous and funny.”—Newsweek

“A surprise and delight.”—Boston Globe

“A fretful, self-effacing, bitter…hilarious story.”—The Houston Chronicle

“Wryly comic.”—New York Magazine

“Hilarious, caustic, and surprisingly moving.”—Philadelphia Inquirer

“A very funny memoir.”—GQ

“Lyrical, hysterical… funny and angry.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer

“An audacious, poke-God-in-the eye memoir.”—Miami Herald
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So, so beautiful! sensible, moving, funny, sad and happy. Excellent writing! one of the best I've listened to or read this year!

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Really enjoyed this interesting insight into orthodox Judaism. I finished this book in a matter of days, enjoying several laugh out loud moments. would recommend.

Laughed out loud at times!

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I have loved all three of his books and look forward to the next one.

Brilliant book.

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