Chinaman

Shehan Karunatilaka

Chinaman
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage
Country
United Kingdom
Published
1 May 2012
Pages
416
ISBN
9780099555681

Chinaman

Shehan Karunatilaka

One of the most acclaimed debuts of the year - a rumbustuous, brilliant novel about Sri Lanka, cricket and the search for a legendary sportsman

‘A crazy ambidextrous delight’ Michael Ondaatje ‘Bristling with energy and confidence’ Sunday Times ‘Spelling-binding’ Mohammed Hanif

The blazing debut novel by the Booker Longlisted author of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

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.

Winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

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