Standing Heavy (Biblioasis International Translation Series, 42) Ghost Thrillers or their own sense of

or their own sense of purpose

hard-earned wisdom

political winds continue to toss him between north and south in a plot that turns many times on the unspeakable breach—the lacuna—between truth and public presumption

in cozy socks under a soft throw

Both sensuous and sympathetic

Standing Heavy (Biblioasis International Translation Series, 42) Ghost Thrillers or their own sense ofWinner of the 2023 Scott Moncrieff Translation Prize Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize One of The Walrus' Best Fall Books of 2023 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 among the wealthy flneurs and yet the only ones who truly see. From Les Grands Moulins to a