Nein, Nein, Nein!: One Man's Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust [Paperback]

Gonzo meets the Shoah in this wildly irreverentand brillianttour of Holocaust tourism . . . Stahl knows his Holocaust history . . . but he was also prepared to be surprised . . . A vivid, potent, decidedly idiosyncratic addition to the literature of genocide. Stahl embarks on Holocaust tourism in this meditative yet humorous account, weaving personal narrative with reflections on current and past global events. Mordantly funny . . . Fusing provocative insights with razor-edged wit, this offers a captivating take on a haunting chapter of history. [Stahls] razor-sharp gallows humor will have you howling one moment, breathless the next in the presence of wrenching generational pain, of humanity at its very worst, and goodness at its camouflaged best. An audacious, emotional journey. Irrev?er?ent and absurd,? There's a laugh on almost every page of There arent many authors today who are willing to revisit the Holocaust and write about it. But then again, most authors arent Jerry Stahl, who has the chutzpah to pull it off masterfully . . . The authors witty prose is appreciated because without levity a trip around the concentration camp horn would make any man or woman beg for mercy. His ability to provide his readers with a seat on the bus to experience the tour is exceptional. There was only one man for this job, and that man is Jerry Stahl. All his books showcase Stahls lacerating humor and his talent for staring straight down the tunnel of humanitys darkest impulses . . . Stahls new memoir is no exception: Call? The hallucinatory self-depreciation of Jerry Stahls memoir allows for a nuanced look at the audacity of the ugly American . . . Stahl is celebrated for his masochistic honesty that is never less than brutal and almost always on the other side of hope, but in? While? Daring, caustic, often laugh-out-loud manic in its staring down of Holocaust tourism. Crackling . . . Bizarre, distressing, hilarious and hopeful. Read it immediately. Stahls tal'