{"product_id":"9781936070510","title":"The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx","description":"“Nersesian is this generation’s Mark Twain and the East River is his Mississippi.”—Jennifer Belle, author of \u003ci\u003eHigh Maintenance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Nersesian is a first-rate observer of his native New York.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The unquestioned authority of Moses is difficult to fully grasp today -- this unimaginable, outsized character whose outrageous deeds seem the stuff of novels. And that is how Nersesian is tackling him, by blending fact with fiction. Historical events and persons are interwoven with a fascinating apocalyptic story and literary license, at last revealing the tumultuous life and legacy of Robert Moses. Faced with such a daunting subject matter and multi-volume work, Nersesian’s narrative is masterful.\"\u003ci\u003e—Brooklyn Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx \u003c\/i\u003eis the highly anticipated follow-up to \u003ci\u003eThe Swing Voter of Staten Island\u003c\/i\u003e—the first two installments in Arthur Nersesian’s series of novels offering an alternate history of New York: The Five Books of Moses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Moses was responsible for creating contemporary New York’s infrastructure, but he did so at the cost of destroying neighborhoods. In this novel, Robert has looted his brother Paul’s share of the Moses family fortune, repeatedly blocked his attempts at gaining public office, thwarted his career in the private sector, and set in motion events that decimate Paul’s home life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Moses’ deep-seated rage metamorphoses into an act of terrorism committed against his brother and against a city that he once cherished. Although it can be read as a stand-alone novel about Robert and Paul Moses, \u003ci\u003eThe Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx\u003c\/i\u003e is also a memory play that follows Uli Sarkisian—the hero of \u003ci\u003eThe Swing Voter of Staten Island\u003c\/i\u003e—en route to solving a massive historical crime, while desperately struggling to escape from becoming another one of its victims.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Nersesian \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of eight novels, including the smash hit \u003ci\u003eThe Fuck-Up \u003c\/i\u003e(more than 100,000 copies sold), \u003ci\u003edogrun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSuicide Casanova \u003c\/i\u003e(Akashic Books), and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Swing Voter of Staten Island\u003c\/i\u003e, the first volume in The Five Books of Moses series. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116650217712,"sku":"9781936070510","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936070510_p0.jpg?v=1763658334","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936070510","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}