Herman Lentz

JEWMOROUS (eBook, ePUB)

A Collection of Stories Which Prove I'm Full of SCHTICK!

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'Jewmorous: A Collection of Stories Which Prove I'm Full of SCHTICK!' is a coming-of-age account from a Long Island Jewish perspective. The fact that it took me 67 years to come of age is a cross I have to bear. Am I special? Well, despite my mother's repeated assurances that I was, I am the byproduct of an upper-middle-class, Long Island Jewish background filled with summer sleepaway camps, a bar mitzvah celebration worthy of Cecil B. DeMille, avoiding physical labor at all costs, calling a repairman for even the most minor of inconveniences, and trying to date Catholic High School girls. I am stereotypical for my generation. Am I special? Yes and no. No, because I write about events that are relatively common occurrences we all face: first loves, college, work, marriage, kids, selling a house. My experiences are nothing out of the ordinary. What makes me special and even 'Jewmorous' is that I can find the humor in these day-to-day mundane events and even more in the most embarrassing situations. In fact, I embrace the discomforting moments as they make great fodder for a story. Like Walter Mitty, I have delusions of grandeur and a rich imagination, but I use sarcasm, snark, and self-deprecation as coping skills. 'Jewmorous' covers the trials and tribulations of a devout narcissist. No subject is taboo, and I play the role of hero, antihero, and victim many times in the same story. My book reads like a love story - a love story to myself.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: BookBaby
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798350910599
• Artikelnr.: 68518783

Autorenporträt

Herman Lentz is a retired Chief Compliance Officer who, no longer shackled by the constraints imposed by his position, can finally publish a book without fear that his musings will cost him his career. Always a storyteller, he has crafted a collection of essays about the adventures and misadventures in his life. A Long Island Jew with delusions of grandeur, he lives in New Jersey, not by choice, but by marriage (his first-generation Greek Orthodox wife wanted to be close to her extremely extended family). He prides himself on his great head of hair and self-proclaimed rapier-like wit. When he's not working on his next essay, he can be seen cursing on the golf course, wishing his grandkids would take more naps when he babysits, avoiding any and all acts of physical labor, and looking for excuses to not go shopping with his wife. His goal is not to be recognized posthumously.