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Gay FictionLGBTQ+ Young Adult

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea

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  • 2005 first published
  • 274 pages
  • 3 editions
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Swimming in the Monsoon Sea is a 2005 gay fiction and LGBTQ+ young adult fiction novel by Shyam Selvadurai. It takes readers to Sri Lanka in 1980. It deals with teenage boys, families, Jalousie and cousins.

25 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 3 editions.

It runs to roughly 274 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Sri Lanka

Era

Subjects

  • Teenage boys
  • Families
  • Jalousie
  • Cousins
  • First loves
  • Jealousy
  • Premier amour
  • Gay teenagers
  • Familles
  • Garçons adolescents
  • Adolescents homosexuels
  • Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
  • Gay men
  • Children's fiction
  • Love
  • Family

Quick answers

Who wrote Swimming in the Monsoon Sea?

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea was written by Shyam Selvadurai and first published in 2005.

What genre is Swimming in the Monsoon Sea?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction and LGBTQ+ Young Adult.

How long is Swimming in the Monsoon Sea?

The median edition has 274 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Swimming in the Monsoon Sea?

Readers who like it often enjoy Boy Meets Boy, Two Boys Kissing and They Both Die at the End.

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