The Librarianist
by Patrick deWitt
Buy on AmazonThe Librarianist is a 2023 novel by Canadian-born author Patrick deWitt. It was published on July 4, 2023, by House of Anansi Press and Ecco Press. It follows a retired librarian named Bob Comet and is billed as a "wide-ranging and ambitious document of the introvert's condition."
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"Bob Comet has led a quiet life among the stacks of the libraries of Portland, Ore., and now he’s leading an even quieter, unremarkable retirement. A chance encounter at a 7-Eleven with a resident who cannot communicate leads him to her senior center, where he begins to find a community. Quirky, at times absurd, Patrick deWitt’s novel begs of us to consider the interior lives and needs of introverts, with the added idea that it’s never too late to have a rich life."
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