Blue-Skinned Gods by Sj Sindu

Blue-Skinned Gods by Sj Sindu

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Blue-Skinned Gods by Sj Sindu

In Tamil Nadu, India, a boy named Kalki is born with blue skin.
He believes that he is the Hindu god Vishnu and that he can perform miracles.
The truth is much darker.

As Kalki struggles to extract himself from under the thumb of his controlling father, he must also reconcile with the idea that everything he's ever been told might not be true. When his father drags him on a tour to America, Kalki seizes his chance to explore what life as an ordinary man might be like.

Pulled between India and America, and his father's web of control, Kalki must find his true place in the world.

'Rich, beautifully told and moving' Guardian
'It is impossible not to be hypnotized. Sindu masterfully renders how our environments bake into our skin' The New York Times
'The richness of this story will take hold of you and never let go' Roxane Gay
'Marvelous' Devin Murphy
'A memorable and vivid coming-of-age story' Elise Hooper
'Stunning' Kristen Arnett
'An instant classic' Nick White
'Exquisite' Patrick Cottrell
'Profound' Tessa Fontaine
'One of the most original and beautiful novels I've read in a long time' Brandon Hobson

Shortlisted for the 2022 Lammy Award in Bisexual Fiction
An Autostraddle Best Queer Book of the Year
An ABA Indie Next Pick for November 2021
An AudioFile Earphones Award Winner
SJ Sindu is the author of the novel Marriage of a Thousand Lies, which won the Publishing Triangle Edmund White Debut Fiction Award, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, and was an ALA Stonewall Honor Book; as well as the hybrid fiction and nonfiction chapbook I Once Met You But You Were Dead. She holds an MA in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a PhD in English and Creative Writing from Florida State University. Sindu teaches at the University of Toronto Scarborough.
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ISBN 13 9781789559057
ISBN 10 1789559057
Title Blue-Skinned Gods
Author Sj Sindu
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Legend Press Ltd
Year published 2021-11-08
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.