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SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021
'Outrageous satire . . . extremely funny, weirdly touching' - Guardian
'A work of genius' - Scotsman
'Close-to-the-knuckle farce with a big beating heart' - Daily Mail
This is the story of an unusual family. Though they are nothing like yours, you will recognize them. They are the last Cannibal-Americans. And they have a problem.
When their mother dies, twelve children gather to dispose of the body in the traditional manner . . . by eating it. But can they follow the ancient rituals of consumption? Is their unique cultural heritage worth preserving if it's this gross? And what about dietary requirements - one of them is vegan. Surely it can't be this hard to do the right thing?
Mother for Dinner is a dark comedy about modern life and its many difficulties.
About the author
Shalom Auslander was raised in Monsey, New York. Nominated for the Koret Award for writers under thirty-five, he has published articles in Esquire, the New York Times Magazine, Tablet, and the New Yorker, and has had stories aired on NPR’s This American Life. He is the author of the short-story collection Beware of God and the memoir Foreskin’s Lament. He lives in New York.
Summary
An outrageously tasty comedy about identity, tribalism and mothers, from the author of Hope: A Tragedy – ‘the funniest novel of the decade’ Sunday Times
Foreword
An outrageously tasty comedy about identity, tribalism and mothers, from the author of Hope: A Tragedy – ‘the funniest novel of the decade’ Sunday Times
Additional text
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
Report
Bad taste has a purpose in this outrageous satire . . . grotesque, extremely funny, weirdly touching and acute Guardian
