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| Author | Shehan Karunatilaka |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Lalith Karunathilake[1] |
| Cover artist | Eranga Tennekoon[1] |
| Language | English |
| Set in | Sri Lanka |
| Publisher | Self-published |
Publication date | 2010 |
| Publication place | Sri Lanka |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 499 |
| Awards | 2008 Gratiaen Prize 2012 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Commonwealth Book Prize |
| ISBN | 9789555236003 (first edition) |
| LC Class | MLCS 2010/01106 (P) PR9440.9.K378 |
| Followed by | Chats with the Dead / The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida |
Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew is a 2010 novel by Shehan Karunatilaka. Using cricket as a device to write about Sri Lankan society, the book tells the story of an alcoholic journalist's quest to track down a missing cricketer of the 1980s. The novel was critically hailed on publication, winning awards and much positive review coverage.[2]
On 21 May 2012, Chinaman was announced as the regional winner for Asia of the Commonwealth Book Prize[3] and went on to win the overall Commonwealth Book Prize announced on 8 June.[4] It also won the 2012 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, and the 2008 Gratiaen Prize.[5] Published to great acclaim in India and the UK, the novel was among the Waterstones 11 selected by British bookseller Waterstones as one of the top debuts of 2011[6] and was also shortlisted for the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize.[7]
In April 2019, Chinaman was voted among the best cricket books ever by Wisden.[8] In 2022, the novel was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[9]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Sunday Observerwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Chinaman (The Legend of Pradeep Mathew)". Complete Review. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Commonwealth Book Prize & Commonwealth Short Story Prize Regional Winners 2012. Archived 25 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Flood, Alison (8 June 2012). "Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2012 Commonwealth book prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ "Shehan's winning googly". The Sunday Times. Sri Lanka. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ Daniel, Smriti (23 January 2011). "Waterstones bowled over by Shehan's Chinaman". Sunday Times. Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Winner at 78". The Hindu. 3 December 2011.
- ^ "Best cricket books ever: The debate – who made the top seven?". Wisden. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "The Big Jubilee Read: A literary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's record-breaking reign". BBC. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.