{"product_id":"chinese-takeout-9780060548827","title":"Chinese Takeout","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the cult classic \u003cem\u003eThe Fuck-Up\u003c\/em\u003e comes a vicious new tale of art, drugs, love, and death on the Lower East Side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrloff Trenchant is a painter who sells books on West 4th Street in Manhattan and is obsessed with mastering his craft. Desperate for cash, Or agrees to take a commission no one else will touch: he has three weeks to carve a headstone for a recently deceased restaurateur -- a Chinese takeout box. As Or attempts to make his deadline, he navigates among a toxic mix of fellow artists, struggling gallery owners, bloodsucking art dealers, his politically active friends, and a haunting addict poet whose life is more out of control than Or's own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNersesian's prose is sparkling and hypnotic in this brutal and comic story that will make you wonder if life and art are two different things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060548827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.30w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003 pg. 879\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2003 pg. 1957\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/25\/2003 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arthur Nersesian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43623987806389,"sku":"9780060548827","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a685e12f-d1c7-4c0f-8905-8a1f628f772b.jpg?v=1707797909","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/chinese-takeout-9780060548827","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}