Retired sportswriter W. G. Karunasena is dying, and he wants to know. 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. 'Bristling with energy and confidence' Sunday Times Winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
| ISBN: | 9780099555681 |
| Publication date: | 5th April 2012 |
| Author: | Shehan Karunatilaka |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Vintage Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 397 pages |
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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Retired sportswriter W. G. Karunasena is dying, and he wants to know. 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. 'Bristling with energy and confidence' Sunday Times Winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
Chinaman features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Family Drama, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Sports fiction, General Fiction, Fiction, Fiction: narrative themes
Chinaman is available in Paperback
Chinaman was written by Shehan Karunatilaka and published by Vintage an imprint of Vintage Publishing
Chinaman has 397 pages
£9.89
