Arthur Nersesian Livres

Orloff Trenchant is a painter who sells books on West 4th Street in Manhattan and is obsessed with mastering his craft. Desperate for cash, Orloff agrees to take a commission no one else will he has three weeks to carve a headstone for a recently deceased Chinese restaurateur in the shape of a Chinese takeout box. As Orloff attempts to make his deadline, he navigates a toxic mix of fellow artists, struggling gallery owners, and a haunting drug addict poet whose life is more out of control than his own.

Set against a backdrop of humor and chaos, this story follows a group of eccentric characters navigating the absurdities of life. With a blend of fierce determination and hysterical misadventures, they confront personal challenges and societal norms, leading to unexpected friendships and revelations. The narrative explores themes of resilience and the power of laughter, ultimately celebrating the quirks of human nature in a delightfully entertaining way.

Arthur Nersesian's underground literary treasure is an unforgettable slice of gritty New York City life.This is the darkly hilarious odyssey of an anonymous slacker. He's a perennial couch-surfer, an aspiring writer searching for himself in spite of himself, and he's just trying to survive. But life has other things in store for the fuck-up. From being dumped by his girlfriend to getting fired for asking for a raise, from falling into a robbery to posing as a gay man to keep his job at a porno theater, the fuck-up's tragi-comedy is perfectly realized by Arthur Nersesian, who manages to create humor and suspense out of urban desperation. "Read it and howl," says Bruce Benderson (author of User), "and be glad it didn't happen to you."

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