Cinnamon Gardens von Selvadurai, Shyam

Paperback edition of the novel set between Sri Lanka and Canada, which explores how racial, political and sexual differences can tear apart a country, a family and a human being. von Selvadurai, Shyam

Arjie is ?funny.? The second son of a privileged family in Sri Lanka, he prefers staging make-believe wedding pageants with his female cousins to batting balls with the other boys. When his parents discover his innocent pastime, Arjie is...

Arjie is considered a 'funny boy' in his community because of his preference for dressing in girl's clothes instead of playing cricket. The encroachment of the Tamil Tigers causes division and violence across society, as Arjie grows into...

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