Standing heavy
Call Number
- FICTION GAUZ (CEN)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, 2023.
Physical Description
167 pages ; 20 cm
Uniform Title
Summary
"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 amongst the rich white flaneurs--and yet the only ones who truly see. From Les Grands Moulins and the sales at Camaieu to a Sephora on the Champs-Elysees, Ferdinand, Ossiri, and Kassoum, two generations of Ivoirians, seek their way as undocumented workers amidst political bickering at the Residence for Students from Cote d'Ivoire and the ever-changing landscape of French immigration policy. Fast-paced and funny, poignant and sharply satirical, Standing Heavy is a searingly witty deconstruction of colonial legacies and capitalist consumption and an unforgettable, unprecedented account of everything that passes under the security guards' all-seeing eyes."--
Notes
Translation of: Debout-payé.
"First published in the French language as Debout-payé by Le Nouvel Attila, 2014."--Title page verso.