The Panic Button

On the surface, Thambi is a dutiful son and brother, but internally he questions the expectations of both his family and culture. He's met someone at work who just burns herself into his flesh and brain; the problem is that she's Canadian and white. Complicating everything is the fact that his father, after a 20 year absence, is finally coming over to join them from Sri Lanka. A Tamil version of Goodbye, Columbus, the story simultaneously tickles the funny bone and pulls on the heart strings.

Koom Kankesan is a writer with a background in English Literature and Film Studies. He has written short stories and small anecdotal pieces for various journals, and has published film and book reviews for both Canadian and American blogs. The Panic Button is his first novella.