Standing Heavy by Gauz'

Standing Heavy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781771966009)

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Standing Heavy by Gauz'

Standing Heavy

$16.95
Standing Heavy by Gauz'

Standing Heavy

$16.95
Format: Paperback
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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 fl穗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'
ISBN-10: 1771966009
ISBN-13: 9781771966009
Publisher: Biblioasis
Language: English
Published: 10/03/2023
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.72h x 4.88w x 0.71d
Award: Man Booker International Prize - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2023
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GauZ' is an author, journalist and screenwriter who grew up in Ce d'Ivoire. After studying biochemistry, he moved to Paris as an undocumented student, working as a security guard before returning to the Ce d'Ivoire. His first novel, Standing Heavy, came out in France in 2014 and won the Prix des libraires Gibert Joseph. It was followed by Camarade Papa, which won the 2019 Prix ﾉthiophile and the 2018 Grand prix litt駻aire d'Afrique noire, and Black Manoo. GauZ' is the editor-in-chief of the satirical economic newspaper News & co and has written screenplays and documentary films.

Frank Wynne is an award-winning writer and translator. His previous translations include works by Virginie Despentes, Javier Cercas, and Michel Houellebecq. His translation of Vernon Subutex I was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize.

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