{"product_id":"undermajordomo-minor-by-patrick-dewitt","title":"'Undermajordomo Minor' by Patrick deWitt","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"673\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA deadpan gothic fable that feels as though Kafka, the Brothers Grimm and Aki Kaurismäki had collaborated on a coming-of-age novel.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"673\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eYoung Lucy Minor leaves his village to become undermajordomo at the remote Castle Von Aux, where eccentric aristocrats, servants, wandering soldiers and mysterious guests drift through a world governed by obscure rules and dream logic. The plot unfolds like a fairy tale, but one perpetually undercut by deWitt's dry humour and gift for absurd dialogue.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"1231\"\u003eBeneath its deceptively simple surface lies a novel about class, loneliness, violence, love and the rituals that hold societies together. DeWitt writes in clean, understated prose, allowing surreal events to accumulate with complete emotional seriousness. The result is both comic and unsettling: an old-world story that never settles comfortably into fantasy, historical fiction or satire. A favourite among readers of literary fiction that delights in the peculiar, \u003cem data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1173\"\u003eUndermajordomo Minor\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most distinctive novels of the past decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"1231\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGranta paperback edition. Good condition. Light shelf wear with a few faint marks to the covers; binding remains firm and some foxing on pages.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45766888521811,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-07-03T180750.044.png?v=1783066081","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/undermajordomo-minor-by-patrick-dewitt","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}