In the world of his large family, affluent Tamils living in Colombo, Arjie is an oddity, a 'funny boy' who prefers dressing as a girl to playing cricket with his brother. In FUNNY BOY we follow the life of the family through Arjie's eyes, as he comes to terms both with his own homo-sexuality and wit[...]
Featuring the best of short fiction from South Asian writers, this unique collection includes contributions from Michael Ondaatje, Jhumpa Lahiri, Salman Rushdie, Bharati Mukherjee, Monica Ali, and others. Original.[...]