apart.” Adaptation In 2018, it was announced that Deepa Mehta would adapt the novel into a film. The film was released in December 2020. Further reading Rao, R. Raj (1997): "Because Most People Marry Their Own Kind: A Reading of Selvadurai's 'Funny Boy'". In: ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature Vol. 28 (1), 1997. Selvadurai, Shyam (2013): Funny Boy on his personal website, featuring information about the book, some reviews as well as an excerpt from the text. Thomas, Harry (2012): Review of Funny Boy References Novels by Shyam Selvadurai 1994 Canadian novels Novels set in Sri Lanka Canadian bildungsromans Sri Lankan Civil War books Lambda Literary Award-winning works Novels with gay themes McClelland & Stewart books 1990s LGBT novels Canadian LGBT novels 1994 debut novels Canadian novels adapted into films