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The Simp: A Novel Without a Hero

The Simp: A Novel Without a Hero

Sethi, Roshan

Hardcover

HumorLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $28.00

ISBN10: 1668211025
ISBN13: 9781668211021
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: Jul 7 2026
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.90
Height: 1.15 Width: 5.82 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
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.

An exceedingly smart and funny novel. --Sam Lipsyte, The New York Times Book Review

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.

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.

The Simp 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.

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.

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