Shyam Selvadurai was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka and came to Canada with his family at the age of nineteen. Funny Boy, his first novel, was published to immediate acclaim in 1994, was a national bestseller, and won the W. H. Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award. In the U.S., it was the winner of The Lambda Literary Award, and was named a Notable Book by the American Library Association. Cinnamon Gardens, his second novel, was shortlisted for the Trillium Award. It has been published in the U.S., the U.K., India, and numerous countries in Europe. He is the editor of Story-wallah! A Celebration of South Asian Fiction. Shyam Selvadurai lives in Toronto.
"As lush and languid as its Sri Lanka setting...What captures
readers is the way the story rolls in waves, mimicking how Amrith
looks at himself, then looks away. The luxuriant language with
details of architecture and verdant gardens doesn't call attention
to itself, but refreshes like a breeze. Selvadurai, who wrote so
gracefully for adults...now does the same for teens."
—Booklist, Starred Review
"As lush and languid as its Sri Lanka setting...What captures
readers is the way the story rolls in waves, mimicking how Amrith
looks at himself, then looks away. The luxuriant language with
details of architecture and verdant gardens doesn't call attention
to itself, but refreshes like a breeze. Selvadurai, who wrote so
gracefully for adults...now does the same for teens."
-Booklist, Starred Review
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