Author: SJ Sindu
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1641292423
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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From the award-winning author of Marriage of a Thousand Lies comes a brilliantly written, globe-spanning novel about identity, faith, family, and sexuality. In Tamil Nadu, India, a boy is born with blue skin. His father sets up an ashram, and the family makes a living off of the pilgrims who seek the child’s blessings and miracles, believing young Kalki to be the tenth human incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. In Kalki’s tenth year, he is confronted with three trials that will test his power and prove his divine status and, his father tells him, spread his fame worldwide. While he seems to pass them, Kalki begins to question his divinity. Over the next decade, his family unravels, and every relationship he relied on—father, mother, aunt, uncle, cousin—starts falling apart. Traveling from India to the underground rock scene of New York City, Blue-Skinned Gods explores ethnic, gender, and sexual identities, and spans continents and faiths, in an expansive and heartfelt look at the need for belief in our globally interconnected world.
Author: Jonah Blank
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 9780802137333
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Anthropologist and journalist Blank gives a new perspective to the 3,000-year-old Hindu classic, retelling the ancient tale while following the course of Rama's journey through present-day India and Sri Lanka.
Author: S. J. Sindu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781915054326
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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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, however, 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
Author: SJ Sindu
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1641292431
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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From the award-winning author of Marriage of a Thousand Lies comes a brilliantly written, globe-spanning novel about identity, faith, family, and sexuality. In Tamil Nadu, India, a boy is born with blue skin. His father sets up an ashram, and the family makes a living off of the pilgrims who seek the child’s blessings and miracles, believing young Kalki to be the tenth human incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. In Kalki’s tenth year, he is confronted with three trials that will test his power and prove his divine status and, his father tells him, spread his fame worldwide. While he seems to pass them, Kalki begins to question his divinity. Over the next decade, his family unravels, and every relationship he relied on—father, mother, aunt, uncle, cousin—starts falling apart. Traveling from India to the underground rock scene of New York City, Blue-Skinned Gods explores ethnic, gender, and sexual identities, and spans continents and faiths, in an expansive and heartfelt look at the need for belief in our globally interconnected world.
Author: Joan Cummins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788189995485
Category : Hindu gods in art
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Author: Lionel David Barnett
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Category : Hindu mythology
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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Author: Bret Harte
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Category : West (U.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 832
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Languages : en
Pages : 460
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Category : West (U.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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