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Chinaman
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Narrated by:
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Shivantha Wijesinha
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
Discover the blazing debut novel from the Booker Prize winning author.
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
©2011 Shehan Karunatilaka (P)2023 Penguin AudioCritic Reviews
"The strength of the book lies in its energy, its mixture of humour and heartwrenching emotion, its twisting narrative, its playful use of cricketing facts and characters, and its occasional blazing anger about what Sri Lanka has done to itself..." (Kamila Shamsie)
"A crazy ambidextrous delight." (Michael Ondaatje)
"Bristling with energy and confidence." (Sunday Times)
What listeners say about Chinaman
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Mevan
- 14-07-2023
Better than Shehan's booker prize winner
Loved the book, a must read for cricket tragics keen to learn how Sri Lankan cricket landscape evolved with a war, politics etc while winning a world cup.
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