{"product_id":"9781888451092","title":"Manhattan Loverboy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOverly suspicious second novel from Arthur Nersesian, author of \u003c\/i\u003e The Fuck-Up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNersesian's brilliant follow-up to his underground classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Fuck-Up\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eManhattan Loverboy\u003c\/i\u003e is paranoid delusion and fantastic comedy in the service of social realism. Updating the picaresque chronicles in L. Frank Baum's \u003ci\u003eWizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e and Kafka's \u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eMLB\u003c\/i\u003e is the tale of an orphan whose only known background is that of the city itself, a scaffold-covered grid sewn together with \"Do Not Cross\" tape. In this overly suspicious masterpiece, love is expressed through corrective surgery, and families meet across boardroom tables.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eArthur Nersesian\u003c\/b\u003e was managing editor of the literary magazine, the \u003ci\u003ePortable Lower East Side\u003c\/i\u003e . He was born and raised in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033006293232,"sku":"9781888451092","price":9.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781888451092_p0.jpg?v=1763606853","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781888451092","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}