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The Legend of Pradeep Mathew
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The Legend of Pradeep Mathew

Shehan Karunatilaka
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Winner of the Commonwealth Book Prize

* Winner of the $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature * * A Publishers Weekly First Fiction Pick for Spring 2012 *

A crazy ambidextrous delight. A drunk and totally unreliable narrator runs alongside the reader insisting him or her into the great fictional possibilities of cricket. –Michael Ondaatje

Aging sportswriter W.G. Karunasena’s liver is shot. Years of drinking have seen to that. As his health fades, he embarks with his friend Ari on a madcap search for legendary cricket bowler Pradeep Mathew. En route they discover a mysterious six-fingered coach, a Tamil Tiger warlord, and startling truths about their beloved sport and country. A prizewinner in Sri Lanka, and a sensation in India and Britain, The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka is a nimble and original debut that blends cricket and the history of modern Sri Lanka into a vivid and comedic swirl.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Country
United States
Date
8 May 2012
Pages
397
ISBN
9781555976118

Winner of the Commonwealth Book Prize

* Winner of the $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature * * A Publishers Weekly First Fiction Pick for Spring 2012 *

A crazy ambidextrous delight. A drunk and totally unreliable narrator runs alongside the reader insisting him or her into the great fictional possibilities of cricket. –Michael Ondaatje

Aging sportswriter W.G. Karunasena’s liver is shot. Years of drinking have seen to that. As his health fades, he embarks with his friend Ari on a madcap search for legendary cricket bowler Pradeep Mathew. En route they discover a mysterious six-fingered coach, a Tamil Tiger warlord, and startling truths about their beloved sport and country. A prizewinner in Sri Lanka, and a sensation in India and Britain, The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka is a nimble and original debut that blends cricket and the history of modern Sri Lanka into a vivid and comedic swirl.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Country
United States
Date
8 May 2012
Pages
397
ISBN
9781555976118

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