Undermajordomo Minor: A Novel Audiobook

Quotes

• “A wonderfully wry and wise novel, and reading it is like coming across some twisted classic—Cervantes by way of Louis C.K.”

  — Jess Walter, New York Times bestselling author

• “Delightful and dark…DeWitt uses familiar tropes to lull the reader into a false sense of grounding, delivering with abundant good humor a fully realized, consistently surprising, and thoroughly amusing tale of longing, love, madness, and mirth.”

  — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

• “DeWitt has delivered another intriguing, compelling, and thought-provoking winner that will appeal to anyone who wants to be captivated by a smart, entertaining read.”

  — Booklist (starred review)

• “This novel’s cheeky tone, dry wit, and dark undercurrents call to mind William Goldman’s The Princess Bride and the work of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett…Recommended for the fun and whimsy of its storytelling.”

  — Library Journal

• “From its very unusual title to its fantastical setting at a remote Alpine castle, deWitt’s fractured fairy tale is both daringly original and darkly hilarious.”

  — BookPage

• “DeWitt’s yarn is playful and pleasing…It’s a sometimes-subversive and smart entertainment that blends lighthearted moments with more thoughtful reckonings of the human condition.”

  — Kirkus Reviews

• “An electrifying adventure, both tender and profane. Nervy, hilarious, and utterly unpredictable, Patrick deWitt has served up another dazzler.”

  — Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette?