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{{short description|American writer}}
'''Shalom Auslander''' (born 1970) is an American novelist, [[memoir]]ist, and essayist. He grew up in a strict, Orthodox neighborhood in [[Monsey, New York]], where he describes himself as having been "raised like a veal", a reference to his strict religious upbringing.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15059329 Shalom Auslander, Voicing a Comic 'Lament'], ''[[Fresh Air]]'', October 8, 2007. Accessed October 9, 2007.</ref><ref>Auslander, Shalom. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/arts/01foreskinfirstchap.html "Foreskin's Lament"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 28, 2007. Accessed October 9, 2007.</ref> His writing style is notable for its existentialist themes, biting satire 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]].<ref>Reese, Jennifer (2007-10-05), "Shtick Figure". ''Entertainment Weekly'' (957):73</ref><ref>Bob Minzesheimer (2007-11-01), "Round-up: Non-fiction, in brief." ''USA Today''.</ref> His books have been translated into over a dozen languages and are published around the world.
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In 2021, Auslander began a YouTube series entitled "UNGODLY: Good Lessons from a Bad God",<ref name="youtube.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBiHzj_YLlgo9l1eqrURNNA|title = Ungodly - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> which re-examines the Bible assuming God (cruel, short-tempered and vindictive) as the antagonist of the story, "as someone we should never be like." Done in a chapter-and-verse format, the goal is to eventually complete the Old and New Testaments.
In 2022, Auslander's essay on the life and work of Franz Kafka, "The Day Kafka Killed His iPhone," was awarded the Peter Gilbert Prize by the Woolf Institute at Cambridge University, England.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Institute |first=The Woolf |date=2024-02-10 |title=Improving relations between religion and society |url=https://www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=The Woolf Institute |language=en}}</ref> The essay discusses the paradoxical need for the artist to be both involved in the world, and removed from it, in order to complete his or her work.
==Personal life==
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