5/19/2023 0 Comments Undermajordomo minor reviewFull name Lucien Minor, Lucy's the ballast to this book, a self-pitying teen with plenty to feel sorry about. Now, in Undermajordomo Minor, a folk tale of sorts, that black comedy lingers, but it's leavened with something almost more shocking than that unsheathed salami: genuine earnestness.įor this, perhaps, we have Lucy to thank. In his first two books - a seedy barroom tale, and a deadpan Western - DeWitt took delight in the dark heart of humanity, mining despair and deviance for the puckish humor he never failed to find glimmering inside. If you haven't yet cracked one of his books, suffice to say the scene I'm referring to boasts violence, sloppy nudity, acts of lewdness - and one piece of cylindrical lunchmeat, alarmingly misused. That is, at least, as far as NPR's family-friendly website is concerned. If you've opened a novel by Patrick DeWitt before, it ought to come as no surprise to find that a pivotal scene in his new one hinges on acts unprintable. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Undermajordomo Minor Author Patrick Dewitt
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