Difference between revisions of "Shyam Selvadurai"
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| − | Sri Lankan Canadian LGBT novelist whose 1994 book 'Funny Boy' won Books in Canada First Novel award, Lambda Literary Award, and other awards. Emigrated to Canada in 1983 due to ethnic conflicts in his birth country. | + | Sri Lankan Canadian LGBT novelist whose 1994 book 'Funny Boy' won Books in Canada First Novel award, Lambda Literary Award, and other awards. Was also a best-seller in his native country of Sri Lanka. Other novels include 'The Cinnamon Boy' (shortlisted for the Trillium Award) and 'The Hungry Ghosts' (2013). Emigrated to Canada in 1983 due to ethnic conflicts in his birth country. |
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| + | * http://www.shyamselvadurai.com/ | ||
| + | * http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/profile.cfm?article_id=1083 | ||
| + | * http://arts.nationalpost.com/2013/04/12/shyam-selvadurai/ | ||
Revision as of 13:35, 24 September 2013
Contents
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
1965 -
Occupation
Writer
Notable Achievements
Lambda Literary Award
Description
Sri Lankan Canadian LGBT novelist whose 1994 book 'Funny Boy' won Books in Canada First Novel award, Lambda Literary Award, and other awards. Was also a best-seller in his native country of Sri Lanka. Other novels include 'The Cinnamon Boy' (shortlisted for the Trillium Award) and 'The Hungry Ghosts' (2013). Emigrated to Canada in 1983 due to ethnic conflicts in his birth country.
