{"product_id":"gods-children-are-little-broken-things-9781734590715","title":"God's Children Are Little Broken Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE REPUBLIC OF CONSCIOUSNESS PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE STORY PRIZE SPOTLIGHT AWARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2023 O. HENRY PRIZE FOR SHORT FICTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKIRKUS PRIZE FINALIST\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCLMP FIRECRACKER AWARD FINALST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn nine exhilarating stories of queer love in contemporary Nigeria, \u003ci\u003eGod's Children Are Little Broken Things\u003c\/i\u003e announces the arrival of a daring new voice in fiction\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Nothing less than breathtaking and daring...these tales bear the emotional weight and complexity of novels, with the reader pulled forward by lucid prose and excellent pacing. Most compelling, though, are the unforgettable characters and the relationships that hurl them into the unknown and dangerous depths of their desires.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man revisits the university campus where he lost his first love, aware now of what he couldn't understand then. A young musician rises to fame at the price of pieces of himself, and the man who loves him. Arinze Ifeakandu explores with tenderness and grace the fundamental question of the heart: can deep love and hope be sustained in spite of the dominant expectations of society, and great adversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArinze Ifeakandu\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Kano, Nigeria. An AKO Caine Prize for African Writing finalist and A Public Space Writing Fellow, he is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eA Public Space\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRedemption Song and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2018\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eGod's Children Are Little Broken Things\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Public Space Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647022338322,"sku":"9781734590715","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a7a099a6-ed2e-44c2-9db6-915a0aa3b68a.jpg?v=1733192813","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gods-children-are-little-broken-things-9781734590715","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}