← Shyam SelvaduraiSwimming in the Monsoon Seaby Shyam SelvaduraiYoung adult novel about love and identity during monsoon season 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 SelvaduraiFunny BoyComing-of-age novel following a Tamil boy's sexuality and identity in Sri Lanka→Cinnamon GardensNovel set in colonial Ceylon exploring family secrets and same-sex desire→The Hungry Ghosts→