{"product_id":"a-broken-peoples-playlist-stories-from-songs-9780063268197","title":"A Broken People's Playlist: Stories (from Songs)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A dozen interlinked, music-oriented stories set in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, where Garricks was raised... Each songlike story feels like a breakout hit encapsulating the brokenness and the beauty in life's soundtrack.\"--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Beautifully woven . . . a magical delight.\"--Hari Kunzru, author of \u003cem\u003eWhite Tears\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Broken People's Playlist \u003c\/em\u003eis set to the soundtrack of life, comprised of twelve music-inspired tales about love, the human condition, micro-moments, and the search for meaning and sometimes, redemption. It is also Chimeka Garricks's love letter to his native city, Port Harcourt, introducing us to a cast of indelible characters in these loosely interlocked tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is the teenage wannabe-DJ eager to play his first gig even as his family disastrously falls apart--who reappears many years later as an unhappy middle-aged man drunk-calling his ex-wife; a man who throws a living funeral for his dying brother; three friends who ponder penis captivus and one's peculiar erectile dysfunction; a troubled woman who tries to find her peace-place in the world, helped by a headful of songs and a pot of ginger tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfused with the author's resonant and evocative storytelling, each page holds \"the depth of a novel\" (Hari Kunzru); a character, a moment that will--like a favorite song--long linger in the heart and mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGarricks, Chimeka:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eChimeka Garricks\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Nigerian-Irish writer, editor, screenwriter, and script doctor. His work includes a collection of short stories, \u003cem\u003eA Broken People's Playlist, \u003c\/em\u003ea novel, and a script in development. He lives in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harpervia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183023456530,"sku":"9780063268197","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3e0d6b12-b73e-46e6-8ee6-70bc91402938.jpg?v=1766486312","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-broken-peoples-playlist-stories-from-songs-9780063268197","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}