Shalom Auslander's stories in "Beware of God" have the mysterious
punch of a dream. They are wide ranging and inventive: A young
Jewish man's 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. A pious man
having a near-death experience discovers that God is actually a
chicken, and he's forced to reconsider his life -- and his diet. At
God's insistence, Leo Schwartzman searches Home Depot for supplies
for an ark. And a young boy mistakes Holocaust Remembrance Day as
emergency preparedness training for the future.
Auslander draws upon his upbringing in an Orthodox Jewish
community in New York State to craft stories that are filled with
shame, sex, God, and death, but also manage to be wickedly funny
and poignant.
General
| Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 2006 |
| First published: |
April 2006 |
| Authors: |
Shalom Auslander
|
| Dimensions: |
179 x 132 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
194 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7432-6457-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-7432-6457-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780743264570 |
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