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“Magnificent…Nersesian’s story…won’t leave you hungry...Nersesian is this generation’s Mark Twain.” — Jennifer Belle, author of Going Down and High Maintenance
“Not since Henry Miller has a writer so successfully captured the…tribulations of a struggling artist.…A masterly image.” — Library Journal (starred review)
“A definite achievement... Confirms Nersesian’s literary artistry. His edgy exploration...is hard to put down.” — Booklist
“Thoroughly validates Nersesian’s rep as one of the wittiest and most perceptive chroniclers of downtown life.” — Time Out New York
“One of the best books...about the artist’s life. …A compelling read.” — Village Voice
“Nersesian’s feel for the maneuvering of the city...is what makes his city stories so wholly engrossing.” — Philadelphia City Paper
“[Nersesian] has a talent for dark comedy and witty dialgoue…Woven throughout…are gems of observational brilliance…A vivid tour.” — American Book Review
“A witty tour through the lowest depths of high art.…A fast paced portrait of…la vie boheme.” — Kirkus Reviews
“A heartfelt, tragicomic bohemian romance.…The hip squalor…takes on a mythic charge that energizes Nersesian’s lyrical celebriation.” — Publishers Weekly

Arthur Nersesian's other novels include The Fuck-Up, Manhattan Loverboy, Dogrun, and Suicide Casanova. He has also written three books of poems and one book of plays. Nersesian was the managing editor of the literary magazine "The Portable Lower East Side" and was an English teacher at Hostos Community College (C.U.N.Y.) in the South Bronx. He was born and raised in New York City.