← Shyam SelvaduraiFunny Boyby Shyam SelvaduraiComing-of-age novel following a Tamil boy's sexuality and identity in Sri LankaFind on Amazon↗About the authorShyam SelvaduraiSri 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.More by Shyam SelvaduraiCinnamon GardensNovel set in colonial Ceylon exploring family secrets and same-sex desire→Swimming in the Monsoon SeaYoung adult novel about love and identity during monsoon season in Sri Lanka→The Hungry Ghosts→