Treyf

My Life as an Unorthodox Outlaw

Elissa Altman

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Open Road Media
10 April 2024

Biography: general; Memoirs; Gender studies: transsexuals & hermaphroditism; Gay & Lesbian studies; Jewish studies

""[A] gorgeously-written... brave and generous memoir"" about growing up in a family with conflicting ideas about being Jewish and finding your own path (Dani Shapiro, New York Timesbestselling author of Inheritance).

Though culturally Jewish, Elissa Altman was not raised religious. Her mother, an aspiring actor, didn't feel the ancient teachings of the Talmud were relevant to modern life. Her father, the son of a cantor whose family died in the Holocaust, was the consummate rule breaker, caught between his spiritual hunger and his ongoing culinary affair with shellfish and spam-all things treyf, that which is unkosher and therefore forbidden. Altman's youth was laced with contradiction and hope, betrayal and the yearning to belong. Synagogue on Saturday and Chinese pork ribs on Sunday. Bacon for breakfast before going to visit her orthodox grandparents.

Longing for the religious traditions that grounded her friends' lives, Altman attended Hebrew school, only to discover her own prohibited desire for other women. After her parents' marriage fell apart, Altman found a haven at her grandmother's house, cooking meals that made her feel whole again while embracing her homosexuality. Her story is a poignant, humorous and uplifting account of learning how to honor your past while becoming your most authentic self.

""What makes Treyf so original is the author's wry humor and her gimlet eye.... Her prose shines."" -The Wall Street Journal

""A beautiful, brilliant memoir filled with striking images, unforgettable people, and vivid stories.... Wrought with such visceral love that the pages shimmer."" -Kate Christensen, author of Blue Plate Special

""Gorgeous, singular, heartbreaking, haunting."" -Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year

""Hard to put down."" -Booklist

""Poignant and life-affirming."" -Kirkus Reviews

By: Elissa Altman
Imprint: Open Road Media
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 344g
ISBN: 9781504093569
ISBN 10: 1504093569
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 10 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elissa Altman is the James Beard Awardwinning author of the memoirs Motherland, Treyf, and Poor Man's Feast. A finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, Altman's work has appeared in publications including LitHub, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post, where her column, ""Feeding My Mother,"" ran for a year. Altman has appeared on the TEDx stage and at the Public Theater. She teaches the craft of memoir writing at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. Altman lives in Connecticut with her family.

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Treyf

My Life as an Unorthodox Outlaw

Elissa Altman

$49.95 $42.07

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