{"product_id":"9781529414431","title":"Standing Heavy","description":"Author: Gauz'\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529414431\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Nov 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 252 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of those rare, transformative novels\" \u003c\/b\u003eKARIM MISKE\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Funny and poignant\"\u003c\/b\u003e TIFFANY TSAO, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Majesties\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInitially a little intrigued, all babies eventually return the security guard's smile.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe security guard adores babies. Perhaps because babies do not shoplift.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBabies adore the security guard. Perhaps because he does not drag babies to the sales.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 1960s - Ferdinand arrives in Paris from Cote d'Ivoire, ready to take on the world and become a big somebody.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 1990s - It is the Golden Age of immigration, and Ossiri and Kassoum navigate a Paris on the brink of momentous change.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 2010s - In a Sephora on the Champs-Elysees, the all-seeing eyes of a security guard observes the habits of those who come to worship at this church to consumerism.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmidst the political bickering of the inhabitants of the Residence for Students from Cote d'Ivoire and the ever-changing landscape of French immigration policy, Ferdinand, Ossiri and Kassoum, two generations of Ivoirians, attempt to make their way as undocumented workers, taking shifts as security at a flour mill.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSharply satirical, political and poignant, \u003ci\u003eStanding Heavy\u003c\/i\u003e is a searingly witty deconstruction of colonial legacies and capitalist consumption, an unprecedented and unforgettable account of everything that passes under a security guard's gaze.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslated from the French by Frank Wynne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Inventive and very funny\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A compact, humane satire\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363122860190,"sku":"ADS-9781529414431","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529414431.jpg?v=1767313238","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529414431","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}