It is incredibly funny, and while it does occasionally meander with the laboriousness of a test match, the heart of this expansive novel isn't just about cricket. It also features a midget, a man accused of paedophilia, match-fixers, terrorists, dodgy government officials, an ambidextrous spin-bowler and more than you will ever need to know about cricket.įor those readers who think of nocturnal insects that chirp when you think "cricket", have no fear this book could still work for you. Shehan Karunatilaka's debut novel, Chinaman, features a suicide, several alcoholics and almost no volleyball. Another is that volleyball is its national sport. O ne of Sri Lanka's best-kept secrets is that it ranks consistently in lists of countries with the highest incidences of suicide and alcoholism.
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