Chinaman

Karunatilaka, Shehan

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Retired sportswriter W.G. Karunasena is dying. He will spend his final months drinking arrack, making his wife unhappy, ignoring his son, and tracking down Pradeep S. Mathew, a spin bowler who has mysteriously disappeared and who W.G. considers the greatest cricketer to walk the earth.

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Publish Date: 05/04/2012

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Discover the blazing debut novel from the Booker Prize winning author.

‘A crazy ambidextrous delight’ Michael Ondaatje

Where is Pradeep S. Mathew – spin bowler extraordinaire and ‘the greatest cricketer to walk the earth’?

Retired sportswriter W. G. Karunasena is dying, and he wants to know.

W.G. will spend his final months drinking arrack, making his wife unhappy, ignoring his son and tracking down the mysterious Pradeep. On his quest he will also uncover a coach with six fingers, a secret bunker below a famous stadium, a Tamil Tiger warlord, and startling truths about Sri Lanka, cricket and himself.

‘Bristling with energy and confidence’ Sunday Times

Winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

Additional information

Weight 357 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 30 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

397

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K