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The Legend of Pradeep Mathew

2012-05-08 Fiction
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Release : 2012-05-08
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Book Synopsis The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by : Shehan Karunatilaka

Download or read book The Legend of Pradeep Mathew written by Shehan Karunatilaka. This book was released on 2012-05-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Ondaatje Aging 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.

Chinaman

2010
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Release : 2010
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Book Rating : 003/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Chinaman by : Shehan Karunatilaka

Download or read book Chinaman written by Shehan Karunatilaka. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the life of Pradeep Sivanathan Mathew, b. 1965, Sri Lanka test cricket bowler.

South-Asian Fiction in English

2016-04-30 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2016-04-30
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 543/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis South-Asian Fiction in English by : Alex Tickell

Download or read book South-Asian Fiction in English written by Alex Tickell. This book was released on 2016-04-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection offers an essential, structured survey of contemporary fictions of South Asia in English, and includes specially commissioned chapters on each of the national traditions of the region. It covers less well known writings from Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as well as the more firmly established canon of contemporary Indian literature, and features chapters on important new and emergent forms such as the graphic novel, genre fiction and the short story. It also contextualizes some key ‘transformative’ aspects of recent fiction such as border and diaspora identities; new middle-class narratives and popular genres; and literary response to terror and conflict. Edited and designed with researchers and students in mind, the book updates existing criticism and represents a readable guide to a dynamic, rapidly changing area of global literature.

Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality

2014-03-05 Social Science
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Release : 2014-03-05
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 952/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality by : Jennifer Hargreaves

Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality written by Jennifer Hargreaves. This book was released on 2014-03-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Sport, Gender and Sexuality brings together important new work from 68 leading international scholars that, collectively, demonstrates the intrinsic interconnectedness of sport, gender and sexuality. It introduces what is, in essence, a sophisticated sub-area of sport sociology, covering the field comprehensively, as well as signalling ideas for future research and analysis. Wide-ranging across different historical periods, different sports, and different local and global contexts, the book incorporates personal, ideological and political narratives; varied conceptual, methodological and theoretical approaches; and examples of complexities and nuanced ways of understanding the gendered and sexualized dynamics of sport. It examines structural and cultural forms of gender segregation, homophobia, heteronormativity and transphobia, as well as the ideological struggles and changes that have led to nuanced ways of thinking about the sport, gender and sexuality nexus. This is a landmark work of reference that will be a key resource for students and researchers working in sport studies, gender studies, sexuality studies or sociology.

The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction

2016-04-19 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2016-04-19
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 501/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction by : M.A. Orthofer

Download or read book The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction written by M.A. Orthofer. This book was released on 2016-04-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A user-friendly reference for English-language readers who are eager to explore contemporary fiction from around the world. Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this guide introduces the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge Chinese works to Latin American narco-fiction and award-winning French novels. The book's critical selection of titles defines the arc of a country's literary development. Entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations, cultures, and peoples, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors. Compiled by M. A. Orthofer, an avid book reviewer and the founder of the literary review site the Complete Review, this reference is perfect for readers who wish to expand their reading choices and knowledge of contemporary world fiction. “A bird's-eye view of titles and authors from everywhere―a book overfull with reminders of why we love to read international fiction. Keep it close by.”—Robert Con Davis-Udiano, executive director, World Literature Today “M. A. Orthofer has done more to bring literature in translation to America than perhaps any other individual. [This book] will introduce more new worlds to you than any other book on the market.”—Tyler Cowen, George Mason University “A relaxed, riverine guide through the main currents of international writing, with sections for more than a hundred countries on six continents.”—Karan Mahajan, Page-Turner blog, The New Yorker

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