{"product_id":"9781399755689-the-simp","title":"The Simp","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe hilarious and tragic debut novel about one man's quest to land the role of a lifetime\u003cbr\u003eThe epic rise and fall of Raj Ladlani - a queer Indian man whose big acting dreams are scuppered when he takes a job as an assistant for a nightmare power couple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I was hooked right away and excited to turn the page' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- NetGalley Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐                             \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In some ways, this is a satire about Hollywood elites and how they live in a weird world . But mostly it felt like the desperation to achieve our dreams' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- NetGalley Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐                             \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sharp, unsettling, and surprisingly tender . We follow Raj Ladlani, a gay Indian American actor whose big dreams have quietly curdled'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- NetGalley Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐             \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Raj Ladlani is one of thousands in LA: an unemployable actor. He has reasons to believe he is spectacularly talented (his beloved acting coach Anthony says so), a legend in every way but for the success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis anonymous life working at Yogurtland, obsessively reading \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, and fantasizing about stardom, comes to an end when he answers a job ad detailing a relentless, laughable parade of menial responsibilities for a 'Hollywood Family'. So begins the astonishing decline and fall of Raj Ladlani.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Simp\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Raj's momentous employment and the destruction that follows in the wake of his time with the with the H Family: Jim, a macho director determined to prove himself as an \u003ci\u003eartist\u003c\/i\u003e; and Anna, his much younger wife who has ambitions of her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd when the job reveals itself to be an absurdist walk through affluent domestic chaos and misguided engagements with identity politics, Raj might be about to lose it - on a very public stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Funny, poignant, and positively delightful'\u003cbr\u003eGraham Moore, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Holdout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A searing, hilarious farce'\u003cbr\u003eNikesh Shukla, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Boxer \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56585127985526,"sku":"9781399755689","price":16.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41440804.jpg?v=1779934583","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399755689-the-simp","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}