{"product_id":"standing-heavy-9781771966009","title":"Standing Heavy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA funny, fast-paced, and poignant take on Franco-African history, as told through the eyes of three African security guards in Paris. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll over the city, they are watching: Black men paid to stand guard, invisible among the wealthy flâneurs and yet the only ones who truly see. From Les Grands Moulins to a Sephora on the Champs-Élysées, 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, \u003cem\u003eStanding Heavy\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771966009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 4.88w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Man Booker International Prize - Finalist","brand":"Gauz'","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43075547201717,"sku":"9781771966009","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6bad2a7c-803e-465e-aed2-e9a91af2b0cf.jpg?v=1691468493","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/standing-heavy-9781771966009","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}