Shehan Karunatilaka

Shehan Karunatilaka is the author of 'Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew', winner of the 2008 Gratiaen Prize, and chosen as one of Waterstones’ top 11 debuts of 2011.

Seven lakhs: A short story by Shehan Karunatilaka

Every day from midnight to sunrise, the fat sergeant sits behind the sandbags, holds a pen and complains. The skinny constable stands at the barricade with a T-56, a torch

By Shehan Karunatilaka

/ 1 Sep 2011