{"id":643,"date":"2020-06-15T00:01:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T00:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masobebooks.com\/ng\/?post_type=product&#038;p=643"},"modified":"2025-09-06T10:54:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T10:54:52","slug":"the-mechanics-of-yenagoa","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/masobebooks.com\/ng\/book\/the-mechanics-of-yenagoa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mechanics of Yenagoa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ebinimi, star mechanic of Kalakala Street, is a man with a hapless knack for getting in and out of trouble. Some of his troubles are self-inflicted: like his recurring entanglements in love triangles; and his unauthorised joyriding of a customer\u2019s car which sets off a chain of dire events involving drugs, crooked politicians, and assassins. Other troubles are caused by the panorama of characters in his life, like: his sister and her dysfunctional domestic situation; the three other mechanics he employs; and the money-loving preacher who has all but taken over his home. \\n\\nThe story is fast-paced with surprising twists and a captivating plot \u2013 a Dickenesque page-turner. This is Ebinimi\u2019s story but it is about a lot more than him. It is an exploration of the dynamics between working-class people as they undertake a colourful tour of Yenagoa, one of Nigeria\u2019s lesser-known cities, while using humour, sex, and music, as coping mechanisms for the everyday struggle. \\n\\nIt is a modern-classic tale of small lives navigating a big city.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:0,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Ebinimi, star mechanic of Kalakala Street, is a man with a hapless knack for getting in and out of trouble. Some of his troubles are self-inflicted: like his recurring entanglements in love triangles; and his unauthorised joyriding of a customer\u2019s car which sets off a chain of dire events involving drugs, crooked politicians, and assassins. Other troubles are caused by the panorama of characters in his life, like: his sister and her dysfunctional domestic situation; the three other mechanics he employs; and the money-loving preacher who has all but taken over his home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The story is fast-paced with surprising twists and a captivating plot \u2013 a Dickenesque page-turner. This is Ebinimi\u2019s story but it is about a lot more than him. It is an exploration of the dynamics between working-class people as they undertake a colourful tour of Yenagoa, one of Nigeria\u2019s lesser-known cities, while using humour, sex, and music, as coping mechanisms for the everyday struggle.<\/p>\n<p>It is a modern-classic tale of small lives navigating a big city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ebinimi, star mechanic of Kalakala Street, is a man with a hapless knack for getting in and out of trouble. Some of his troubles are self-inflicted: like his recurring entanglements in love triangles; and his unauthorised joyriding of a customer\u2019s car which sets off a chain of dire events involving drugs, crooked politicians, and assassins. Other troubles are caused by the panorama of characters in his life, like: his sister and her dysfunctional domestic situation; the three other mechanics he employs; and the money-loving preacher who has all but taken over his home. \\n\\nThe story is fast-paced with surprising twists and a captivating plot \u2013 a Dickenesque page-turner. This is Ebinimi\u2019s story but it is about a lot more than him. It is an exploration of the dynamics between working-class people as they undertake a colourful tour of Yenagoa, one of Nigeria\u2019s lesser-known cities, while using humour, sex, and music, as coping mechanisms for the everyday struggle. \\n\\nIt is a modern-classic tale of small lives navigating a big city.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:0,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Google Sans&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Ebinimi, star mechanic of Kalakala Street, is a man with a hapless knack for getting in and out of trouble. Some of his troubles are self-inflicted: like his recurring entanglements in love triangles; and his unauthorised joyriding of a customer\u2019s car which sets off a chain of dire events involving drugs, crooked politicians, and assassins. Other troubles are caused by the panorama of characters in his life, like: his sister and her dysfunctional domestic situation; the three other mechanics he employs; and the money-loving preacher who has all but taken over his home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The story is fast-paced with surprising twists and a captivating plot \u2013 a Dickenesque page-turner. This is Ebinimi\u2019s story but it is about a lot more than him. 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