Chinaman - From author of Booker Prize 2022 winner The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Name: Chinaman
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Author: Shehan Karunatilaka
ISBN: 9781446475911

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Shehan Karunatilaka

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Paru le : 28/04/2011

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Discover the blazing debut novel from the Booker Prize winning author.'A crazy ambidextrous delight' Michael OndaatjeWhere 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 TimesWinner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

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Date de parution : 28/04/2011
Editeur : Vintage Digital
ISBN : 978-1-4464-7591-1
EAN : 9781446475911
Format : ePub

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Biographie de Shehan Karunatilaka

Shehan Karunatilaka is the multi-award winning author of two novels. He won the Commonwealth Book Prize and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew. He won the Booker Prize 2022 for his second novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. In addition to his novels he has written rock songs, screenplays and travel stories.