Firmin

Brilliantly original and richly allegorical, Firmin is brimming with charm and wistful longing for a world that understands the redemptive power of literature and treasures its seedy theaters, one-of-a-kind characters, and cluttered bookshops.

The Book Circle - Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife 2009

Firmin is born in the basement of a ramshackle old bookstore but because he is the runt of the litter, he is forced to compete for food and ends up chewing on the books that surround him.

The Book Circle - Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife 2009

So I was pleasantly surprised to find that Firmin is a rat with a difference.

Firmin the vermin 2007

So I was pleasantly surprised to find that Firmin is a rat with a difference.

54 entries from April 2007 2007

So I was pleasantly surprised to find that Firmin is a rat with a difference.

Firmin the vermin 2007

His name, Firminius (I suppose) in Latin, Firmin in French, -- so to be remembered here in Picardy.

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(Soundbite of laughter) PEARL: It makes a lot sense when you know that the hero of "Firmin" by Sam Savage ...

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I just finished reading "Firmin," from which this passage was taken.

Archive 2007-04-01 Brian 2007

I just finished reading "Firmin," from which this passage was taken.

Firmin by Sam Savage Brian 2007

That Savage suggests all this without sacrificing his panache for gallows humor such as Firmin’s first experience with rat poison pellets is a testament of his talent.

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