Soharn Randy Boyagoda (born 1976 in Oshawa, Ontario)[1] is a Canadian writer, critic, and scholar, whose debut novel, Governor of the Northern Province, was a longlisted nominee for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2006.[2] His second novel, Beggar's Feast, was published by Penguin Canada in April 2011. The novel won comparisons to The Great Gatsby and The Adventures of Augie March in a review that appeared in The Globe and Mail. Boyagoda also discussed the novel and its inpiration in a conversation with Shelagh Rogers, for CBC Radio's book show, The Next Chapter.
In addition to writing fiction, Boyagoda is also a newspaper and magazine writer who has contributed to publications such as Harper's, The New York Times, The Walrus, The Globe and Mail and the National Post. He regularly appears on CBC Radio to discuss literature and current affairs. [1] He is an associate professor of American Studies in the English Department at Ryerson University in Toronto, and is writing a biography of Richard John Neuhaus, which will be published by Image Books, an imprint of Crown Publishing.[1]