The legend of Pradeep Mathew a novel
"Aging sportswriter W.G. Karunasena's liver is shot. As his health fades, he embarks on a frantic search for missing cricketer Pradeep Mathew, whose virtuosic bowling was once legendary. En route he discovers a six-fingered coach, a Tamil Tiger warlord, and unsettling truths about his country and it...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, MN :
Graywolf Press,
[2011]
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| Summary: | "Aging sportswriter W.G. Karunasena's liver is shot. As his health fades, he embarks on a frantic search for missing cricketer Pradeep Mathew, whose virtuosic bowling was once legendary. En route he discovers a six-fingered coach, a Tamil Tiger warlord, and unsettling truths about his country and its beloved sport."--P. [4] of cover. |
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| Item Description: | "First published by Jonathan Cape, a division of Random House Group Ltd, London, as Chinaman"--T.p. verso. |
| Physical Description: | 397 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781555976118 1555976115 |
| Author Notes: | Shehan Karunatilaka lives and works in Singapore. He has written advertisements, rock songs, travel stories, and basslines. This is his first novel. |
