Talking to Arthur Nersesian is just like reading his novels, a mixture of raunchy humor and intelligence. We met at a Starbucks in the Lower East Side. He told me that the last time he met someone to do an interview for the web he ended up paying for the drinks they had. I told him not to worry about it, for someone that has written some of my favorite books I could pop for a Tazo iced tea and a latte.
I first discovered Nersesians books after walking by the Fuck-up in a store and thinking Oh...
Nice! Fuck-up is sitting in my bathroom right now (er) for a 3rd read, bought it a while back just based on the name while out of town on bidness in dire need of entertainment.
this interview also just shows more reasons why I love SG!
your all wasting your time, the Fuck-up was just a piddle in the puddle of literature turned out by Nersesian...Dog-Run was fucking amazing, Manhatten Loverboy fucking phenomenal, Chinese Takeout, thoughtfully prosed. I'm not going to pass the time and explain every little intricate detail of every novel I've consumed by Nersesian, but I will say, if you pick up the battered copies of Fuck-Up floating about and never read another by him, you are eccentually missing out on the process and creation of a legendary author in our own existance...
one of my favorite books, the fuck-up is.......... dog-run was similar but far apart...... thank you epstein for spending my somewhat-hard-earned dollars....... worthy cause for a feeble mind...........
Missy
SUICIDEGIRL
California, USA
NOV 26, 2003 05:00 PM