A broken people's playlist : stories (from songs)
Record details
- ISBN: 0063268183 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780063268180 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
212 pages ; 22 cm
print - Publisher: New York, NY : Harpervia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published as A Broken People's Playlist in Nigeria in 2020 by Masobe Books. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Track list. Lost stars (Adam Levine) -- Music (Erick Sermon & Marvin Gaye) -- Hurt (Johnny Cash) -- Song for someone (U2) -- In the city (Brymo) -- I put a spell on you (Nina Simone) -- I'd die without you (P.M. Dawn) -- Beautiful war (Kings of Leon) -- River (Leon Bridges) -- Love's divine (Seal) -- Desperado (Eagles) -- You suppose to know (Bez ft. Yemi Alade). |
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Subject: | Port Harcourt (Nigeria) Fiction |
Genre: | Linked stories. Short stories. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | GARRI C (Text) | 33126025073069 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
An interlinked collection of short fiction is set among the denizens of Nigeria's Port Harcourt and inspired by a playlist of beloved pop songs. - Baker & Taylor
An interlinked collection of short fiction is set among the denizens of Nigeriaâs Port Harcourt and inspired by a playlist of beloved pop songs. 25,000 first printing. - HARPERCOLL
"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 lifeâs soundtrack."âBooklist, starred review
âBeautifully woven . . . a magical delight.ââHari Kunzru, author of White Tears
A Broken Peopleâs Playlist is 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 Garricksâs love letter to his native city, Port Harcourt, introducing us to a cast of indelible characters in these loosely interlocked tales.
There is the teenage wannabe-DJ eager to play his first gig even as his family disastrously falls apartâwho 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 oneâs 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.
Infused with the authorâs resonant and evocative storytelling, each page holds âthe depth of a novelâ (Hari Kunzru); a character, a moment that willâlike a favorite songâlong linger in the heart and mind.