Shyam Selvadurai

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Shyam Selvadurai

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.

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