The Civil war in Sri Lanka has been a matter of much global concern and while dipping economic barometers flare present-day unrest, factors such as nationalisms and ethnicity, it cannot be denied, have formed the bedrock of this deadly violence. This collection of critical essays on Shyam Selvadurai s Funny Boy, draws to the fore factors fundamental to the conflict namely, nationalism, ethnicity and gender and in particular their relevance to individual lives.