{"product_id":"the-man-of-middling-height-paperback-softback-9780815611851","title":"The Man of Middling Height (Paperback \/ softback) 9780815611851","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Man of Middling Height\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFadi Zaghmout (Author), Wasan Abdelhaq (Translated by), Cheryl Toman (Afterword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780815611851\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 August 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e277 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 1.1 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Zaghmout's \u003ci\u003eThe Man of Middling Height \u003c\/i\u003eis 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 \u003cem\u003eLike a Love Story\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOnly This Beautiful Moment\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zaghmout’s ingenious satirical concept sets out to do for gender injustice what Majorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses set out to do for racism.\" - Patrick Gale, author of the bestselling novel \u003cem\u003eTake Nothing With You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Man of Middling Height\u003c\/i\u003e is original and of great importance.\" - Omar Sayfo, author of \u003cem\u003eAllah’s Spacious Earth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man of Middling Height\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681821159704,"sku":"9780815611851","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-man-of-middling-height-paperback-softback-9780815611851","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}