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I saw the streets, the lights, the cars, the people -
Everything moving in different directions at the same
time. . .
I wanted to make the map alive.

In December 2008, an entrepreneur leaves a tech conference in Paris. As he stands on the street, unable
to hail a cab, an idea lands with the falling snow: tap a button, get a ride.

Ten years later, Mia drives nights in Manchester, Sean is recruited as the brightest new programmer and Tyler moves on to yet another new future.

Brilliant Jerks tells the story of three people - a driver, a coder and a CEO - working for one tech monolith, but living worlds apart.

Joseph Charlton''s sleek, gripping and revelatory play, based on the creation of a multi-billion-dollar app, premiered at VAULT Festival, 2018, and was revived at Southwark Playhouse, London, in March 2023.

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      Publisher: Faber & Faber
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/03/2023
      ISBN13: 9780571383467, 978-0571383467
      ISBN10: 0571383467
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      I saw the streets, the lights, the cars, the people -
      Everything moving in different directions at the same
      time. . .
      I wanted to make the map alive.

      In December 2008, an entrepreneur leaves a tech conference in Paris. As he stands on the street, unable
      to hail a cab, an idea lands with the falling snow: tap a button, get a ride.

      Ten years later, Mia drives nights in Manchester, Sean is recruited as the brightest new programmer and Tyler moves on to yet another new future.

      Brilliant Jerks tells the story of three people - a driver, a coder and a CEO - working for one tech monolith, but living worlds apart.

      Joseph Charlton''s sleek, gripping and revelatory play, based on the creation of a multi-billion-dollar app, premiered at VAULT Festival, 2018, and was revived at Southwark Playhouse, London, in March 2023.

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