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"Feh" but make it funny - Shalom Auslander's new memoir

By Joe Donahue
Published December 13, 2024 at 11:28 AM EST
Book cover for "Feh: A Memoir" by Shalom Auslander
Riverhead Books

"Feh" is the Yiddish word for an expression of disapproval or disgust. It is also the title of Shalom Auslander’s new memoir which is a quest to understand how this concept became an internalized theme of his life.

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