Whatever your choice may be after finishing this novel, Chinaman is one of the best novels I've read so far this year. "Is this a story about a pony-tailed Chinaman bowler? Or a tale to tell a pony-tailed Chinaman? That is for you to decide." " The question asked by the narrator of this novel is this: For a right-handed batsman, the ball will move from the off side to the leg side (left to right on the TV screen). A "Chinaman" in cricket terms is (according to Wikipedia) "a left-handed bowler bowling wrist spin (left arm unorthodox). There is a Sinhalese expression " Konde bandapu cheena," which translates as "ponytailed Chinaman," and connotes someone gullible - someone who will believe anything.
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