Trash! A Garbageman's Story
Simon Paré-Poupart, Melville House Books, 2026
Lux éditeur, 2025
A fascinating no-bullshit account of 20 years throwing trash. Excerpt in Harpers.
Enlightening, unpretentious, and gently political, Pare-Poupart’s fascinating account will help readers view their garbage in a whole new light. It’s a treasure.
A much more fun read than your average chronicle of social malfunction.
It’s been a long time since I’ve read so good and rowdy a memoir about blue-collar work.
Suffused with literary oomph and good humour... offers you a keyhole with which to peer into an unfamiliar world.