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' is an Ivorian author, journalist and screenwriter. 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 2014 and won the Prix des libraires Gibert Joseph, and was followed by Comrade Papa , which won the 2019 Prix Éthiophile, 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, Mathias Énard, Michel Houllebecq and Pierre Lemaitre. He chaired the jury of the 2022 Booker International. Most recently his translation of The Art of Losing won the 2022 Dublin Literary Award. 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