Shyam Selvadurai

Funny Boy

Coming-of-age novel following a Tamil boy's sexuality and identity in Sri Lanka

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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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