Winner of the 2023 Scott Moncrieff Translation Prize – Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize – One of The Walrus‘ Best Fall Books of 2023
A funny, fast-paced, and poignant take on Franco-African history, as told through the eyes of three African security guards in Paris.
All over the city, they are watching: Black men paid to stand guard, invisible among the wealthy flç©—eurs and yet the only ones who truly see. From Les Grands Moulins to a Sephora on the Champs-ﾉlys馥s, Ferdinand, Ossiri, and Kassoum find their way as undocumented workers amidst political infighting and the ever-changing landscape of immigration policy. Fast-paced and funny, poignant and sharply satirical, Standing Heavy is a searing deconstruction of colonial legacies and capitalist consumption and an unforgettable account of everything that passes under the security guards’ all-seeing eyes.
Author: Gauz’
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Biblioasis
Published: 10/03/2023
Series: Biblioasis International Translation #42
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.72h x 4.88w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9781771966009
Language: English
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