Funny Boy
Shyam Selvadurai / Author Mariner Books $14 (320p) ISBN 978-0-
A ""poignant... deep, wistful"" novel of growing up gay in Sri Lanka, wrote PW. (June)
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Reviewed on: 06/16/1997
Genre: Fiction
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