Blue-Skinned Gods

Name: Blue-Skinned Gods
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is a boy born with blue skin a miracle from the gods?

By SJ Sindu

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Blue-Skinned Gods by SJ Sindu is a captivating novel that follows the life of Kalki, a boy born with blue skin and considered by many to be the tenth human incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. Set in an ashram in Tamil Nadu, the story explores themes of faith, identity, and self-discovery as Kalki navigates the expectations of his followers and the complexities of his own beliefs and desires. It's a profound exploration of spirituality and the journey to find one's true self.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to stories exploring identity, spirituality, and the search for truth. It delves into the complexities of faith and family, set within a richly depicted cultural backdrop. This narrative is likely to appeal to you if you're interested in characters navigating their way through religious expectations and personal revelations.

In Tamil Nadu, India, a boy named Kalki is born with blue skin.

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In Tamil Nadu, India, a boy is born with blue skin. His father sets up an ashram, and the family makes a living off the pilgrims who seek the child's blessings and miracles, believing young Kalki to be the tenth human incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.

Kalki is confronted with three trials in his tenth year—tests of his power that will prove his divine status and, his father tells him, spread his fame worldwide. Over the next decade, as the story of his family unravels, his relationship with everyone—his dominating father, his beloved cousin, his cancer-stricken aunt, and the young woman he imagines he will marry—threatens to fall apart.

At once a personal tale of youthful searching and a magisterial, continent-spanning tour-de-force, Blue-Skinned Gods is unwaveringly honest and heartbreaking. It is a powerful novel told through the eyes of a wonderfully winning and idiosyncratic protagonist.

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ISBN: 9781789559057

Publisher: Legend Press Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 November 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Legend Press Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 500g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

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 Creative Writing from Florida State University.

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