Be prepared for lewd, crude delivery and an entirely irreverent approach to orthodox jewish customs and practice. Shades of the absurd, orthodox jewish style, in a nutty little debut collection of 14 stories. Shalom auslander the moth the art and craft of storytelling. A young jewish mans inexplicable transformation into a very large, blond, tattooed goy ends with an argument over whether or not his father can. Leo schwartzman searches home depot for supplies for an ark. In one story god is a chicken, in another a man must go to home depot to buy building materials for an ark. A young jewish mans inexplicable transformation into a very large, blond, tattooed goy ends with a talmudic argument over whether or not his.
You neednt be jewish or have the thinnest veneer of understanding of jewish orthodoxy to enjoy, nay, love beware of god. Shalom auslander, voicing a comic lament in his memoir foreskins lament, author shalom auslander writes about his attempt to break free. Go with the flow for a glimpse of a very quirky world and some hysterically funny ideas. Eager to please and semioffend, quick to poke fun at his orthodox jewish upbringing, the holocaust, or even gasp.
The bestselling debut novel from shalom auslander, the darkly comic author of foreskins lament and beware of god. Kafka also makes a guest appearance in shalom auslanders first collection of stories, beware of god, as an eminence grise. A young jewish mans inexplicable transformation into a very large, blond, tattooed goy ends with an argument over whether or not his father can beat his unclean son. His work, often confronting his orthodox jewish background, has been featured on public radio international s this american life and in the new yorker. Auslander has published a collection of short stories, beware of god and a memoir, foreskins lament. Hes a regular contributor to pris this american life and resides in upstate new york.
Shalom auslander was raised as an orthodox jew in spring valley, new york. Its tempting to describe the theme of shalom auslanders debut shortstory collection beware of god in terms of a joan osborne lyric. Kafka also makes a guest appearance in shalom auslander s first collection of stories, beware of god, as an eminence grise. Shalom auslanders stories have the mysterious punch of a dream. To learn more about shalom auslander, please visit shalomauslander. Nominated for the koret award for writers under 35, he has published articles in esquire, the new york times magazine, tablet, the new yorker, and has had stories aired on nprs this american life. His work, shalom auslander is an american author and essayist.
An inventive, surreal, and absurd collectionand much anticipated literary debut of a fresh young humor writer. Haunted by the ghost of a first son who died in toddlerhood, the authors orthodox. Shalom auslander s stories in beware of god have the mysterious punch of a dream. A young jewish mans inexplicable transformation into a very large, blond, tattooed goy ends with an argument over whether or not his. A young jewish mans inexplicable transformation into a very large, blond, tattooed goy ends with an argument over.
A young jewish mans inexplicable transformation into a very large, blond, tattooed goy ends with an argument over whether or not his father can beat his unclean son with a copy of the talmud. Eager to please and semioffend, quick to poke fun at his orthodox jewish upbringing, the holocaust, or. Better than just hilariously entertaining, the stories are thoughtprovoking and relevant. Shalom auslander drew on his childhood in an orthodox jewish family and his subsequent rejection of that culture for his first book of short stories, beware of god.
Nominated for the koret award for writers under thirtyfive, he has published articles in esquire and has had stories aired on nprs this american life. Shalom auslander the art and craft of storytelling. Jan 15, 2012 the protagonist of shalom auslanders novel moves to upstate new york for peace and quiet, and finds anne frank living in his attic. Many of the anthologys 14 brief entries display god in a decidedly subdivine light, as an ordinary working stiff, an attentionseeking nudzh, an asshole ceo, or even a giant chicken. His previous books include the short story collection beware of god and the internationally bestselling memoir foreskins lament.
He grew up in an orthodox jewish neighborhood in monsey, new york where he describes himself as having been raised like a veal. His work, often confronting his orthodox jewish background, has been featured on public radio internationals this american life and in the new yorker. A tragedy was published by riverhead books in 2012. Auslander was born and raised in monsey, and attended yeshiva of spring valley for elementary school and then high school at the marsha stern talmudical academy in manhattan. A tragedy is a hilarious and haunting examination of the burdens and abuse of history, propelled with unstoppable rhythm and filled with existential musings and mordant wit. Shalom auslanders novel about his terrorised orthodox upbringing has provoked both adoration and revultion. It is not hard to spot the story of which he is the godfather, since it. Apr 03, 2006 shalom auslander s stories in beware of god have the mysterious punch of a dream.
Beware of god by shalom auslander consists of 14 short stories all dealing with the metaphysical and the spiritual. Shalom auslander books list of books by author shalom. Beware of god book by shalom auslander official publisher. It is a comic and compelling story of the hopeless longing to be free of.
Heavily involved with judaism, islander often uses his stories to question talmudic rules and the entire concept of faith. The protagonist of shalom auslanders novel moves to upstate new york for peace and quiet, and finds anne frank living in his attic. Shalom auslander books list of books by author shalom auslander. Its tempting to describe the theme of shalom auslander s debut shortstory collection beware of god in terms of a joan osborne lyric. Shalom auslander violent rabbis, lovelorn wives, a busy grim reaper, shamefilled simians, and one seriously angry deity populate this humorous and disquieting collection. The stories are unique and wellcrafted, but mostly they are clever and thoughtful. While each may in fact be unique in its discontent, surely the one recalled here by auslander beware of god.
Stories by auslander, shalom april 3, 2006 paperback shalom auslander w1edufgvymc read free online d0wnload epub. In january 2012, auslander published his first novel, hope. Auslander has published a collection of short stories, beware of god march 2006 and a memoir, foreskins lament. Shalom auslanders stories in beware of god have the mysterious punch of a dream. An 18yearold lubavitcher yeshiva student wakes up one morning in the form of a very large goy and terrorizes the community of bickering rabbis in the metamorphosis. Beware of god ebook by shalom auslander 9781416591405. Stories, 2005 stands out from the rest for sheer outlandish, operatic misery. A young jewish mans inexplicable transformation into a very large, blond, tattooed goy ends with a talmudic argument over whether or not his father can beat his unclean son with a copy of the talmud. Oct 07, 2019 i first heard shalom auslander on this american life, and i enjoyed that segment enough to check out the book. I have heard shalom auslander on npr programs and on pris this american life and found him deeply interesting so i looked up all his books and put them on my amazon list. Beware of god, by shalom auslander kafka in bronteland, by. A pious man having a neardeath experience discovers that god is actually a.