Shyam Selvadurai

Cinnamon Gardens

Novel set in colonial Ceylon exploring family secrets and same-sex desire

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Shyam Selvadurai
Shyam Selvadurai

Sri Lankan-Canadian novelist whose Funny Boy is a celebrated coming-of-age novel set during the Sri Lankan civil conflict that also explores gay identity. His fiction navigates ethnic and sexual identity with subtle psychological intelligence.

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