Yet Chinaman’s free-wheeling, zany tempo is part of its charm too." - Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, Financial Times
Pages are dense with dialogue and characters.
The chronological structure darts around confusingly and there’s an awkwardly tacked-on subplot about an English expat friend accused of pederasty. " Chinaman is the Singapore-based Karunatilaka’s first novel, and betrays a rawness you might expect from a first-timer.(.) But Karunatilka’s other big achievement is in making contemporary Sri Lanka come alive, warts and all, even for readers who may never have been there." - Hasan Zaidi, Dawn Equally remarkable is the layered nuance he brings to W.G.’s human relationships, particularly that with his wife. "The brilliance of Karunatilaka is in crafting a voice for his rambunctious, reflective, dying protagonist that is completely and entirely believable, not a small feat for a writer at least 20 years younger.DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, 2012ī+ : drags on a bit, and definitely cricket-heavy, but fine entertaining fun.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. Chinaman (The Legend of Pradeep Mathew) - Shehan Karunatilaka
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