Guy Gunaratne
British non-binary writer from northwest London, of Sri Lankan heritage. Their debut novel, In Our Mad and Furious City (2018), won the International Dylan Thomas Prize and the Jhalak Prize and was longlisted for the Booker Prize. They also wrote Mister, Mister (2023).
Books
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1. In Our Mad And Furious City
A propulsive, multi-voiced portrait of a North London estate over two fraught days after a soldier’s murder, it follows three teenage friends as far-right agitators and would‑be Islamist recruiters test their loyalties, while two older immigrants reflect on earlier battles with racism and belonging. As protests and reprisals converge on their mosque and streets, the boys pursue football and grime-fueled dreams, confront gang pressures and grief, and reckon with the costs of violence, identity, and fragile community.
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