Bøger af Shehan Karunatilaka

Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and gay man who has not come out of the closet, has woken up dead in what appears to be a heavenly public administration office. His dismembered body sinks into Lake Beira and Maali has no idea who his killer is. In an era in which death squads, bombers and hired thugs are the ones in charge of settling scores, the list of suspects is so long that it is depressing and the specters and ghosts that surround him can attest to However, even in the afterlife, Maali is running out of time. He only has seven moons to contact the man and woman he loves most in the world and lead them to the secret stash of photographs that will turn Sri Lanka upside down.

Winner of the Commonwealth Book Prize* Winner of the $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature ** A Publishers Weekly "First Fiction" Pick for Spring 2012 *"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 OndaatjeAging 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, The Legend of Pradeep Mathew 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.

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. Winner of the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.