Shehan Karunatilaka: Chinaman
Chinaman
Buch
- Random House UK Ltd, 04/2012
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9780099555681
- Bestellnummer: 1878104
- Umfang: 416 Seiten
- Copyright-Jahr: 2012
- Gewicht: 418 g
- Maße: 203 x 131 mm
- Stärke: 33 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 5.4.2012
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Kurzbeschreibung
One of the most acclaimed debuts of the year - a rumbustuous, brilliant novel about Sri Lanka, cricket and the search for a legendary sportsmanBeschreibung
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.
Winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.
