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The Man of Middling Height

The Man of Middling Height

Zaghmout, Fadi
Abdelhaq, Wasan
Toman, Cheryl

Paperback

Series: Middle East Literature in Translation

General GLBTQIA FictionLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $24.95

ISBN10: 0815611854
ISBN13: 9780815611851
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: Aug 15 2025
Pages: 230
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.70 Width: 4.80 Depth: 7.60
Language: English

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.

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