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

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Product ID:	9780099555681
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	Chinaman
Subtitle:	From author of Booker Prize 2022 winner The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Authors:	Author: Shehan Karunatilaka
Page Count:	416
Subjects:	Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Description:	Select Guide Rating 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. 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
Imprint Name:	Vintage
Publisher Name:	Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2012-04-05

Weight	290 g
Dimensions	131 × 199 × 31 mm