The Simp

A Novel Without a Hero

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Beschreibung

<b><b>A razor-sharp novel about the rise and fall of an unemployed actor who lands the greatest role of his life when he’s hired as a personal assistant to an absurd Hollywood family.</b><br> <br> <b>"An exceedingly smart and funny novel." —Sam Lipsyte, </b><i><b>The New York Times Book Review</b></i></b><br><br>Raj Ladlani is a morose and unemployable actor. He has reasons to believe he is spectacularly talented, a legend in every way but for the success. He leads an anonymous life in LA, working part time at a frozen yogurt store, fantasizing about stardom and clinging to the encouragement of his aging and kindly acting coach.<br> <br> At his life's nadir, Raj reads a job posting detailing a relentless, laughable parade of menial responsibilities for an organization blandly described as “Hollywood Family.”<br> <br> <i>The Simp</i> tells the story of Raj’s momentous employment with the H Family and the destruction that follows. Jim H is a massive and macho director in a creative rut. Anna H might uncharitably be described as his much younger trophy wife, quietly and neurotically seeking out her own independent sense of purpose as a screenwriter. Raj’s work as their executive assistant becomes his new sense of soaring purpose. But he procured the job through a sea of lies.<br> <br> The job itself is an absurdist walk through a landmine of affluent domestic chaos, identity politics, and petty Angeleno grievances. And things only get weirder when it turns out Anna H has been working on a secret project of her own—one that will change everything for Raj.

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781668211021

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

215 x 151 x 32 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Simon + Schuster LLC