Chinese Takeout is a novel written by American author, playwright and poet, Arthur Nersesian

Arthur Nersesian

Arthur Nersesian is an American novelist, playwright, and poet. Nersesian is of Armenian and Irish descent. He was born and raised in New York City...

. The novel was dedicated "To the memory of Tom Reiss, teacher, artist, friend (1957-2002)". It was released in 2003, by HarperCollins Publishers, to generally positive reviews.

Reviews

"Magnificent....Nersesian's story of a man on a search for authenticity won't leave you hungry....Nersesian is this generation's Mark Twain

Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...

 and the East River

East River

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 is his Mississippi

Mississippi

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-Jennifer Belle

Jennifer Belle

Jennifer Belle is an American novelist, based in New York City.She attended Bronx High School of Science and dropped out of college. She has also written columns for Ms. magazine. In 1996, she published her first book, Going Down, telling the story of a woman in her 20s, a topic that would appear...

, author of High Maintenance

High Maintenance

Upon its release, High Maintanence was met with mixed to positive reviews. James Christopher Monger of Allmusic wrote that the extended play had a more adult pop sound, and gave the album a rating of two and a half stars out of five...