![]() Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. Shehan Karunatilaka’s novel, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew which won the Michael Ondaatje-established and well-respected Gratiaen Prize (for English writing by a resident Sri Lankan). ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. He's convinced that "unlike life, sport matters". It's a story about many stories: friendships, rivalries, nationhood, the undesirability of old age, the quantification of genius and other "unknowables", like how much love do you need in a lifetime, and is sport really greater than life?WG Karunasena, the 64-year-old narrator of Chinaman, is a grumpy old man in an endearing Walter Matthau kind of way. Karunatilaka's debut novel, says Doshi, lays bare Sri Lanka's soul through a made-up sporting hero, and is not just about cricket. Tishani Doshi reviews Shehan Karunatilaka's book, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, in the Observer. ![]() ![]() ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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