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Moshe Kasher: Kasher in the Rye
The true tale of a white boy from Oakland who became a drug addict, criminal, mental patient, and then turned 16.
By Michael Silverblatt • • 28m Listen: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16
(Grand Central Publishing)
After becoming a drug addict, criminal, mental patient and turning sixteen, Moshe Kasher became a stand-up comic and now an author. He discusses the difference between writing a joke and writing a memoir at a mile-a-minute pace.
