Mother for Dinner
Shalom Auslander
Mother for Dinner
Shalom Auslander
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An outrageously tasty comedy about identity, tribalism and mothers, from the author of Hope: A Tragedy – ‘the funniest novel of the decade’ Sunday Times
Bad taste has a purpose in this outrageous satire . . . grotesque, extremely funny, weirdly touching and acute
Daring, provocative and controversial . . . the outrageous nature of the comedy is done perfectly . . . This is a work of genius
I loved [it] . . . I devoured it in one sitting . . . I recommend you dig in
Laugh-out-loud funny . . Underlying the dark humour, it is, dare I say, a tender tale
A terrifically funny book . . . Close-to-the-knuckle farce with a big beating heart
A grotesque family comedy . . . Written in fast-moving, deadpan prose
[A] laugh-out-loud, gravely serious satire
Auslander is an enfant even more terrible than Philip Roth . . . it provides plenty of dark laughs and inspired comic riffs
A virtuoso humorist, and a brave one
You’re unlikely to read anything funnier this year
Auslander’s greatest strength is the zip and ping of his dialogue . . . uproariously funny
Brilliantly written, often hilarious but also deeply thoughtful
Consistently funny, consistently wise and consistently disturbing in ways that probably only Shalom Auslander could arrange. It is a rare and agile narrative . . . Perhaps not a perfect gift for Mother’s Day, but then again, it could be just the thing
Portnoy-era Roth couldn't hold a candle to Shalom Auslander
Blends tragedy, comedy and satire in the mold of Samuel Beckett and Franz Kafka.
Auslander turns his taboo-shattering satiric gaze to cannibalism in this outrageous, salty take on contemporary culture . . . more effective is the riotous dissection of cultural formation and a community's hunger for meaning
A book that’s funny enough not just to make you nod to show you got the joke, but to make you laugh and laugh
Dead funny and dead serious. A deliciously appalling satire on the hazards of tribalism, religion and tradition – and eating your relatives
Irreverent and written with Auslander's incomparable humor, Mother for Dinner is an exploration of legacy, assimilation, the things we owe our families, and the things we owe ourselves
Shalom Auslander was raised in Monsey, New York. Nominated for the Koret Award for writers under thirty-five, he has published articles in Esquire, New York Times Magazine, Tablet, the New Yorker, and has had stories aired on NPR’s This American Life. Auslander is the author of the short-story collection Beware of God, the memoir Foreskin’s Lament, and the novel Hope: A Tragedy. He is the creator of Showtime’s Happyish. He lives in Los Angeles.
Bad taste has a purpose in this outrageous satire . . . grotesque, extremely funny, weirdly touching and acute
Daring, provocative and controversial . . . the outrageous nature of the comedy is done perfectly . . . This is a work of genius
I loved [it] . . . I devoured it in one sitting . . . I recommend you dig in
Laugh-out-loud funny . . Underlying the dark humour, it is, dare I say, a tender tale
A terrifically funny book . . . Close-to-the-knuckle farce with a big beating heart
A grotesque family comedy . . . Written in fast-moving, deadpan prose
[A] laugh-out-loud, gravely serious satire
Auslander is an enfant even more terrible than Philip Roth . . . it provides plenty of dark laughs and inspired comic riffs
A virtuoso humorist, and a brave one
You’re unlikely to read anything funnier this year
Auslander’s greatest strength is the zip and ping of his dialogue . . . uproariously funny
Brilliantly written, often hilarious but also deeply thoughtful
Consistently funny, consistently wise and consistently disturbing in ways that probably only Shalom Auslander could arrange. It is a rare and agile narrative . . . Perhaps not a perfect gift for Mother’s Day, but then again, it could be just the thing
Portnoy-era Roth couldn't hold a candle to Shalom Auslander
Blends tragedy, comedy and satire in the mold of Samuel Beckett and Franz Kafka.
Auslander turns his taboo-shattering satiric gaze to cannibalism in this outrageous, salty take on contemporary culture . . . more effective is the riotous dissection of cultural formation and a community's hunger for meaning
A book that’s funny enough not just to make you nod to show you got the joke, but to make you laugh and laugh
Dead funny and dead serious. A deliciously appalling satire on the hazards of tribalism, religion and tradition – and eating your relatives
Irreverent and written with Auslander's incomparable humor, Mother for Dinner is an exploration of legacy, assimilation, the things we owe our families, and the things we owe ourselves
Shalom Auslander was raised in Monsey, New York. Nominated for the Koret Award for writers under thirty-five, he has published articles in Esquire, New York Times Magazine, Tablet, the New Yorker, and has had stories aired on NPR’s This American Life. Auslander is the author of the short-story collection Beware of God, the memoir Foreskin’s Lament, and the novel Hope: A Tragedy. He is the creator of Showtime’s Happyish. He lives in Los Angeles.