Standing Heavy - International Booker Prize 2023 Shortlist

Zusatztext Gauz casts a tender, yet lucid gaze on the African community. By devoting a book to the shadowy men of security, Gauz finally gives voice and life to those who, oddly enough, are invisible Informationen zum Autor Gauz Klappentext A bitingly satirical novel about undocumented security guards in Paris: for fans of Sam Selvon and George Orwell. Vorwort A bitingly satirical novel about undocumented security guards in Paris: for fans of Sam Selvon and George Orwell. Zusammenfassung A bitingly satirical novel about undocumented security guards in Paris: for fans of Sam Selvon and George Orwell.

Product details

• Authors: Gauz, Gauz'
• Assisted by: Frank Wynne (Translation), Wynne Frank (Translation)
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 14.04.2022
• EAN: 9781529414431
• ISBN: 978-1-5294-1443-1
• No. of pages: 252
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Humorous / General, France, FICTION / City Life, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Europe / France, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Social issues, FICTION / Urban & Street Lit, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, FICTION / African American & Black / General