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 coun...

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Main Author: Karunatilaka, Shehan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: 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.
Item Description:"First published by Jonathan Cape, a division of Random House Group Ltd, London, as Chinaman"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:397 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
ISBN:9781555976118
1555976115