{"product_id":"the-fuck-up-9780671027636","title":"The Fuck Up","description":"\u003cb\u003eArthur Nersesian's underground literary treasure is an unforgettable slice of gritty New York City life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the darkly hilarious odyssey of an anonymous slacker. He's a perennial couch-surfer, an aspiring writer searching for himself in spite of himself, and he's just trying to survive. But life has other things in store for the fuck-up. From being dumped by his girlfriend to getting fired for asking for a raise, from falling into a robbery to posing as a gay man to keep his job at a porno theater, the fuck-up's tragi-comedy is perfectly realized by Arthur Nersesian, who manages to create humor and suspense out of urban desperation. \"Read it and howl,\" says Bruce Benderson (author of \u003ci\u003eUser\u003c\/i\u003e), \"and be glad it didn't happen to you.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNersesian, Arthur:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Arthur Nersesian is an American novelist, playwright, and poet. He has written eight novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Fuck-Up\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChinese Takeout\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eManhattan Loverboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSuicide Casanova\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDogrun\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUnlubricated\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.","brand":"MTV Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50720784417042,"sku":"9780671027636","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d2efffe8-4e68-46b0-be77-37b6acb2c7a6.jpg?v=1734676200","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fuck-up-9780671027636","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}