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The Legend of Pradeep Mathew
The Legend of Pradeep Mathew: A Novel | Shehan Karunatilaka
17 posts | 4 read | 8 to read
Winner of the Commonwealth Book Prize * Winner of the $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature * * A Publishers Weekly "First Fiction" Pick for Spring 2012 * "A crazy ambidextrous delight. A drunk and totally unreliable narrator runs alongside the reader insisting him or her into the great fictional possibilities of cricket."--Michael Ondaatje Aging sportswriter W.G. Karunasena's liver is shot. Years of drinking have seen to that. As his health fades, he embarks with his friend Ari on a madcap search for legendary cricket bowler Pradeep Mathew. En route they discover a mysterious six-fingered coach, a Tamil Tiger warlord, and startling truths about their beloved sport and country. A prizewinner in Sri Lanka, and a sensation in India and Britain, The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka is a nimble and original debut that blends cricket and the history of modern Sri Lanka into a vivid and comedic swirl.
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Kshakal
Chinaman | Shehan Karunatilaka
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 💚💚 4y
TheKidUpstairs What a beautiful picture! 4y
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rakeshpm
Chinaman | Shehan Karunatilaka
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My review here-:https://myliteraryramblings.in/2020/06/11/chinaman-the-legend-of-pradeep-mathew-shehan-karunatilaka/

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rakeshpm
Chinaman | Shehan Karunatilaka
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Amazing book

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rakeshpm
Chinaman | Shehan Karunatilaka

If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:
The only proof he needed for the existence of God was music. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr, American writer (1922–2007)" (from "Chinaman" by Shehan Karunatilaka)

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rakeshpm
Chinaman | Shehan Karunatilaka

"Thank God there is no God. Because to believe in him would be to acknowledge that he doesn‘t like me much." (from "Chinaman" by Shehan Karunatilaka)

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rakeshpm
Chinaman | Shehan Karunatilaka

"If a liar tells you he is lying,
is he telling the truth?" (from "Chinaman" by Shehan Karunatilaka)

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MariaSvane
Chinaman | Shehan Karunatilaka
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Der er virkelig meget cricket i den (og jeg forstår stadig ikke en pind af det spil), og sine steder er den noget forvirrende. Men den er værd at læse færdig, godt komponeret og gode fortællerstemmer.

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MariaSvane
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MariaSvane
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Reading in and about Sri Lanka

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It's #FunFridayPhoto time! Today's photo: a book you have always wanted to read that starts with the first letter in your first name. (Phew! That was a mouthful.😊)

I bought this book in 2012 because I heard rave reviews, but I've been too intimidated to read it yet. An entire novel about cricket??? But I am determined to read it soon! 💪📚🤘🏻

theshrinkette I need this book! Cricket is religion in my house. 8y
Pruzy I finally figured out what #FunFridayPhoto means 8y
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MariaSvane
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MariaSvane
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With age, I have realised that we are doomed to be parodies of our parents and that if there are virtues and vices to inherit, we will get a fraction of the former and a multiplication of the latter.

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MariaSvane
Chinaman | Shehan Karunatilaka
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Lærer om cricket og Sri Lanka.

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narsimk
Chinaman | Shehan Karunatilaka
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A book that enthralled me a lot in the recent times.