The legend of Pradeep Mathew
Subtitle: a novel
By: Shehan Karunatilaka
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
ISBN-13: 9781555976118
Subjects: Sportswriters; Cricket players; Fiction
Work titles: Chinaman
Description: "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.
Notes: "First published by Jonathan Cape, a division of Random House Group Ltd, London, as Chinaman"--T.p. verso.