| Description |
167 pages ; 20 cm |
| Note |
Translation of: Debout-payé. |
| Summary |
"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 flâneurs--and yet the only ones who truly see. From Les Grands Moulins and the sales at Camaïeu to a Sephora on the Champs-Élysées, Ferdinand, Ossiri, and Kassoum, two generations of Ivoirians, seek their way as undocumented workers amidst political bickering at the Residence for Students from Côte 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."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Ivoirians -- France -- Fiction.
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Black people -- Colonial influence -- Fiction.
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Illegal immigration -- Fiction.
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Noncitizen detention centers -- Fiction.
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Capitalism -- Fiction.
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Paris (France) -- Social conditions -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Wynne, Frank, translator.
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| Added Title |
Debout-payé. English.
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| ISBN |
9781771966009 |
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1771966009 |
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