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‘Not since Henry Miller has a writer so successfully captured the trials and tribulations of a struggling artist. Nersesian focuses on urban life, and here he has created a masterly image. Highly recommended’. Starred Review – Library Journal

‘Thoroughly validates Nersesian’s reputation as one of the wittiest and most perceptive chroniclers of downtown life.’ Time Out, New York

‘(Nersesian) has a talent for dark comedy and witty dialogue…Woven throughout…are gems of observational brilliance…A vivid tour.’ American Book Review

‘A heartfelt, tragicomic bohemian romance…The hip squalor…takes on a mythic charge that energises Nersesian’s lyrical celebration.’ Publishers Weekly

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 touch: 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.

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Price: £9.95
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 0-7145-3111-1
Fiction

January 2005