Synopses & Reviews
Nersesian is this generations Mark Twain and the East River is his Mississippi.”Jennifer Belle, author of
High MaintenanceNersesian is a first-rate observer of his native New York.”Publishers Weekly
"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, Nersesians narrative is masterful."Brooklyn Eagle
The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx is the highly anticipated follow-up to The Swing Voter of Staten Islandthe first two installments in Arthur Nersesians series of novels offering an alternate history of New York: The Five Books of Moses.
Robert Moses was responsible for creating contemporary New Yorks infrastructure, but he did so at the cost of destroying neighborhoods. In this novel, Robert has looted his brother Pauls 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 Pauls home life.
Paul 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, The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx is also a memory play that follows Uli Sarkisianthe hero of The Swing Voter of Staten Islanden route to solving a massive historical crime, while desperately struggling to escape from becoming another one of its victims.
Arthur Nersesian is the author of eight novels, including the smash hit The Fuck-Up (more than 100,000 copies sold), dogrun, Suicide Casanova (Akashic Books), and, most recently, The Swing Voter of Staten Island, the first volume in The Five Books of Moses series. He lives in New York City.
Synopsis
"Nersesian is this generation's Mark Twain and the East River is his Mississippi."--Jennifer Belle, author of
High Maintenance "Nersesian is a first-rate observer of his native New York."--Publishers Weekly
"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."--Brooklyn Eagle
The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx is the highly anticipated follow-up to The Swing Voter of Staten Island--the first two installments in Arthur Nersesian's series of novels offering an alternate history of New York: The Five Books of Moses.
Robert 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.
Paul 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, The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx is also a memory play that follows Uli Sarkisian--the hero of The Swing Voter of Staten Island--en route to solving a massive historical crime, while desperately struggling to escape from becoming another one of its victims.
Arthur Nersesian is the author of eight novels, including the smash hit The Fuck-Up (more than 100,000 copies sold), dogrun, Suicide Casanova (Akashic Books), and, most recently, The Swing Voter of Staten Island, the first volume in The Five Books of Moses series. He lives in New York City.
Synopsis
The highly anticipated second volume in Nersesian's The Five Books of Moses.
Synopsis
Fiction. THE SACRIFICIAL CIRCUMCISION OF THE BRONX is the highly anticipated follow-up to THE SWING VOTER OF STATEN ISLAND - the first two installments in Arthur Nersesian's series The Five Books of Moses, which offers an alternate history of New York. Robert Moses designed contemporary New York's infrastructure. 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. Paul Moses' rage metamorphoses into an act of terrorism committed against his brother and against a city that he once cherished. Although it stands on its own merits, THE SACRIFICIAL CIRCUMCISION OF THE BRONX is also a memory play that follows Uli Sarkisian - the hero of THE SWING VOTER OF STATEN ISLAND - en route to solving a massive historical crime, while struggling to escape from becoming one of its victims.
About the Author
Arthur Nersesian (born 1958) is an American novelist, playwright, and poet. Neresian is of Armenian and Irish descent. He was born and raised in New York City. His novels include The Fuck-up, Manhattan Loverboy, dogrun, Chinese Takeout, Suicide Casanova and Unlubricated. He has also published a collection of plays, East Village Tetralogy. He has written three books of poems and one book of plays. In 2005, Nersesian received the Anahid Literary Prize for Armenian Literature for his novel Unlubricated. Nersesian is the managing editor of the literary magazine, The Portable Lower East Side, and was an English teacher at Hostos Community College, City University of New York, in the South Bronx.