{"product_id":"the-simp-roshan-sethi-9781668211021","title":"The Simp: A Novel Without a Hero","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 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 a demanding, highly absurd Hollywood family.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaj 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. But 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt his life nadir, Raj reads a job posting detailing a relentless, laughable parade of menial responsibilities for an organization blandly described as a \"Hollywood Family.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Simp\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roshan Sethi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668211025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668211021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.83d","brand":"Roshan Sethi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47473764172031,"sku":"9781668211021","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-simp-roshan-sethi-9781668211021","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}