The Legend of Pradeep Mathew
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"First published by Jonathan Cape, a division of Random House Group Ltd, London, as Chinaman"--T.p. verso.
"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.
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PUBLISHED
Minneapolis, MN : Graywolf Press, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 397 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781555976118
1555976115
SUBJECTS
Mathew, Pradeep Sivanathan, -- 1965- -- Fiction.
Cricket players -- Sri Lanka -- Fiction.
Sportswriters -- Sri Lanka -- Fiction.