{"product_id":"9781555976118-the-legend-of-pradeep-mathew-a-novel","title":"Karunatilaka Shehan - The Legend Of Pradeep Mathew A Novel - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: The Legend Of Pradeep Mathew A Novel\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Karunatilaka Shehan\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781555976118\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 416 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 5\/8\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Modern \u0026amp; Contemporary Fiction","brand":"Karunatilaka Shehan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49620549304625,"sku":"IN-G-9781555976118","price":15.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781555976118.jpg?v=1724698196","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781555976118-the-legend-of-pradeep-mathew-a-novel","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}