![]() ![]() She will never know that even though I love her more than anything, I will always hate myself a tiny bit more.” ![]() She will never know that I disappoint myself more than I disappoint her. During his best moments, Wije shows calm insight into his own condition: “There are things that Sheila will never know. Although recognized as Ceylon Sportswriter of the Year in 1969, he sums up an uneven career-“I had won a few more awards, done a stint in radio, been sacked twice from reputed newspapers and acquired a reputation as a belligerent drunk”-that extends to his personal life, marked by petty quarrels, heavy drinking, a strained marriage, and estrangement from his son. Such disappointments are not unusual for Wije. The films go largely unwatched because of power cuts, and the book remains unfinished at the time of Wije’s death. (Wije) Karunasena, a rapidly aging alcoholic sportswriter obsessed with cricket, spends his last days in Colombo, Sri Lanka, writing scripts for a series of films about Sri Lanka’s greatest cricketers and researching a book about the enigmatic bowler Pradeep Mathew. ![]() ![]() Shehan Karunatilaka’s first novel brilliantly exemplifies the best capacity of contemporary literature to make the stuff of local lives absolutely relevant, indeed necessary, to readers all over the world. ![]()
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