Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Date
June 16, 2026
A Montreal garbageman's memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to "stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears".
Trash!: A Garbageman's Story by Simon Pare-Poupart, trans. by Pablo Strauss has an overall rating of Rave based on 4 book reviews.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Date
June 16, 2026
A Montreal garbageman's memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to "stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears".

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