Shalom Auslander

Shalom Auslander (born 1970) is an American author and essayist. He grew up in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Monsey, New York where he describes himself as having been "raised like a veal", a reference to his strict religious upbringing. }}</ref> His writing style is notable for its Jewish perspective, existentialist themes and black humor. His non-fiction often draws comparisons to David Sedaris, while his fiction has drawn comparisons to Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett and Groucho Marx. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages and are published around the world. 2Early life 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. He lived in Teaneck, New Jersey. 2Career Auslander has published a collection of short stories, Beware of God (March 2006) and a memoir, Foreskin's Lament: A Memoir (October 2007). His work, often confronting his Orthodox Jewish background, has been featured on Public Radio International's This American Life and in The New Yorker. He has also written for Esquire Magazine, Gentlemen's Quarterly, The New York Times and many other