Gauz'

Broschiertes Buch

Standing Heavy

Beschreibung

"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 flãaneurs and yet the only ones who truly see. From Les Grands Moulins and the sales at Camïaeu to a Sephora on the Champs-âElysâees, Ferdinand, Ossiri, and Kassoum, two generations of Ivoirians, seek their way as undocumented workers amidst political bickering at the Residence for Students from Cãote 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."--

Autor

GauZ' is an author, journalist and screenwriter who grew up in Côte d'Ivoire. After studying biochemistry, he moved to Paris as an undocumented student, working as a security guard before returning to the Côte 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 Éthiophile and the 2018 Grand prix littéraire 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Biblioasis
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 122mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 170g
• ISBN-13: 9781771966009
• ISBN-10: 1771966009
• Artikelnr.: 67990403

Rezensionen

Beautifully written from the point of view of a Black, Marxist security guard, Standing Heavy is one of those rare, transformative novels. Beware: it might make your next shopping trip somewhat trickier KARIM MISKE