{"product_id":"the-legend-of-pradeep-mathew-shehan-karunatilaka-9781555976118","title":"The Legend of Pradeep Mathew","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Commonwealth Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e* Winner of the $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e* A \u003c\/i\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003ci\u003e\"First Fiction\" Pick for Spring 2012 *\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAging 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Pradeep Mathew\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shehan Karunatilaka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555976115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555976118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.61h x 5.29w x 1.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/05\/2012 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2013 pg. 19","brand":"Shehan Karunatilaka","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133291131135,"sku":"9781555976118","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c9f5eda-e207-4ac9-9909-2e2a034ef3e0.jpg?v=1687485224","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-legend-of-pradeep-mathew-shehan-karunatilaka-9781555976118","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}