{"product_id":"funny-boy-shyam-selvadurai-9780062392985","title":"Funny Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoon to be \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea major motion picture \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edirected by Deepa Mehta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--coming to Netflix December 10, 2020 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn evocative coming-of-age novel about growing up gay in Sri Lanka during the Tamil-Sinhalese conflict--one of the country's most turbulent and deadly periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArjie is \"funny.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second son of a privileged family in Sri Lanka, he prefers staging make-believe wedding pageants with his female cousins to battling balls with the other boys. When his parents discover his innocent pastime, Arjie is forced to abandon his idyllic childhood games and adopt the rigid rules of an adult world. Bewildered by his incipient sexual awakening, mortified by the bloody Tamil-Sinhalese conflicts that threaten to tear apart his homeland, Arjie painfully grows toward manhood and an understanding of his own \"different\" identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRefreshing, raw, and poignant, \u003cem\u003eFunny Boy\u003c\/em\u003e is an exquisitely written, compassionate tale of a boy's coming-of-age that quietly confounds expectations of love, family, and country as it delivers the powerful message of staying true to one's self no matter the obstacles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shyam Selvadurai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062392980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062392985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015 pg. 78","brand":"Shyam Selvadurai","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052170080511,"sku":"9780062392985","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf2aa1f0-214b-4c2e-821c-b657be4e8f36.jpg?v=1685017337","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/funny-boy-shyam-selvadurai-9780062392985","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}