Kammala wannan jumlar: An kafa shi a Sri Lanka inda Selvadurai ya girma, "Funny Boy" an gina shi a cikin nau'i na labaru guda shida game da wani yaro wanda ya tsufa a cikin dangin Tamil mai arziki a Colombo. Tsakanin shekaru bakwai zuwa goma sha huɗu, ya bincika asalin jima'i, kuma ya haɗu da rikice-rikicen Sinhala-Tamil wanda ya kai ga
Rikicin 1983.