{"product_id":"the-legend-of-pradeep-mathew-a-novel","title":"The Legend of Pradeep Mathew: A Novel","description":"Winner of the Commonwealth Book Prize\n\n* Winner of the $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature *\n* A Publishers Weekly \"First Fiction\" Pick for Spring 2012 *\n\n\"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\n\nAging 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.","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47855942729954,"sku":"MTO-MACMILLAN-2026-06-3-8.10-10","price":30.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_9_TE-fZqfoX.jpg?v=1780488790","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/products\/the-legend-of-pradeep-mathew-a-novel","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}