The Conscience of the City, by Simon Paré-­Poupart, Translated by Pablo Strauss (opens in new tab)  📚Book Reviews  5 articles covering this post

Simon Paré-­Poupart, tr. Pablo Strauss | Harper's | 20th May 2026 | B Illustrations by Steph Ramplin I’m a garbageman. Day after day, I heave and haul the detritus of the most polluting civilization in history. In two decades, I’ve handled tens of thousands of tons of trash, and the looks I get along my route suggest that people sometimes mistake me for the garbage I handle. The way I see it, though, my job is of great consequence. My fellow garbagemen and I scrub clean the stains of our cons...