Fadi Zaghmout The Man of Middling Height review, recensie en informatie over de roman van de schrijver uit Jordanië. Op 15 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij Syracuse University Press de Engelse vertaling van het boek van de Jordaanse schrijver. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van de roman verkrijgbaar.
Fadi Zaghmout The Man of Middling Height review en recensie
- “Zaghmout’s The Man of Middling Height is a fascinating and thought provoking look at the dangers of dividing humans and the power of language to frame how we see ourselves.” (Abdi Nazemian, Stonewall and Lambda Award–Winning author of Like a Love Story)
- “Zaghmout’s ingenious satirical concept sets out to do for gender injustice what Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses set out to do for racism.” (Patrick Gale, author of the best-selling novel Take Nothing With You)
The Man of Middling Heights
- Auteur: Fadi Zaghmout (Jordanië)
- Soort boek: Jordaanse roman
- Origineel: Ibra wa-kushtuban (2021)
- Engelse vertaling: Wasan Abdelhaq
- Uitgever: Syracuse University Press
- Verschijnt: 15 augustus 2025
- Omvang: 277 pagina’s
- Uitgave: paperback / ebook
- Prijs: $ 24.95
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Flaptekst van de roman van Fadi Zaghmout de schrijver uit Jordanië
What if our society’s deepest prejudices weren’t about race, gender, or sexuality—but height? In his groundbreaking allegorical novel, acclaimed Jordanian author and activist Fadi Zaghmout imagines just such a world, crafting a powerful meditation on discrimination and desire that speaks directly to our contemporary debates about identity and inclusion.
The Man of Middling Height follows a short dressmaker whose life is upended when she meets Tallan, a man whose middle height places him outside the rigid tall/short binary that governs their society. As their forbidden romance blossoms, they must navigate a world where height determines everything from social status to romantic possibilities. Through their story and those of surrounding characters—including a short person in a polyamorous relationship with two tall partners, and a tall activist who scandalously loves another tall person—Zaghmout deftly reframes contemporary discussions about gender identity and sexuality through the lens of height discrimination.
Fadi Zaghmout is a Jordanian author and sexual freedoms and body rights advocate. He has published five novels, including the in English translated The Bride of Amman, Heaven on Earth, and Laila.