Chinaman av Shehan Karunatilaka

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<p><b>Discover the blazing debut novel from the Booker Prize winning author.</b><br><br><b>''A crazy ambidextrous delight'' Michael Ondaatje</b><br><br>Where is Pradeep S. Mathew - spin bowler extraordinaire and ''the greatest cricketer to walk the earth''?<br><br>Retired sportswriter W. G. Karunasena is dying, and he wants to know.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>''Bristling with energy and confidence'' <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br><br><b>Winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature</b></p>