Gary Shteyngart
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Gary Shteyngart, MFA, (born 5 May 1972 in Leningrad, Soviet Union), although born to a Jewish family, was not circumcised, because ritual circumcision was not permitted in the Soviet Union at that time.
Gary Shteyngart is a Soviet-born Jewish novelist and journalist, who migrated to the United States when seven-years-old.
He received an unnecessary ritual circumcision, after which a serious, painful complication developed. He had a skin bridge, which is a complication of circumcision that cannot occur in foreskinned men.
He teaches writing at Columbia University and is a contributor to The New Yorker.
Publications
Shteyngart, Gary (4 October 2021)."A botched circumcision and its aftermath", The New Yorker. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
Quote:After the infection had subsided, the shaft of my penis was crowded by a skyline of redundant foreskin that included, on the underside, a thick attachment of skin stretching from the head to the shaft of the genital, a result of improper healing that is called a skin bridge. A small gap could be seen between this skin bridge and the penis proper.
See also
External links
Wikipedia article: Gary Shteyngart- Ungar-Sargon, Eli (April 2024).
A Complicated Complication With Gary Shteyngart
, Bruchim. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
