Nicholas Lezard

Nicholas Lezard

Nicholas Lezard is a writer and literary critic for a wide range of publications, and writes the ‘Down and Out’ column for the New Statesman. His books include ‘Bitter Experience Has Taught Me’ and ‘It Gets Worse’

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Shalom Auslander on his new book ‘Feh’: ‘We’ve been told a terrible story about ourselves for thousands of years’

Novelist and screenwriter Shalom Auslander is one of America’s sharpest comic provocateurs. He talks to Nicholas Lezard about his new memoir, Feh, about his love for the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, and why he would take any seat going on a plane to the UK

By Nicholas Lezard

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Shalom Auslander on his new book ‘Feh’: ‘We’ve been told a terrible story about ourselves for thousands of years’
Cyclists on a path in the Lower Silesia countryside (Photo: Alex Barlow)

Slower Silesia – a cycling holiday in Poland

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Why Jewish jokes make the world a little more bearable, for a while

Why Jewish jokes make the world a little more bearable, for a while

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Since October 7, I have had to say I am also a Jew

Since October 7, I have had to say I am also a Jew

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I thought I knew who my friends were but now I’m not so sure

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October 19, 2023 17:03
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They're playing Nazis in my grandparents' Polish homeland

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Why I take a pick 'n' mix approach to my new Jewish identity

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My Christmas gift to the children: we're Jewish!

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December 29, 2022 14:45
Shabbat eve table.Woman hand lit Shabbath candles with uncovered challah bread and kippah.