Marriage of a Thousand Lies

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Marriage of a Thousand Lies
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Author SJ Sindu
LanguageEnglish
Genre Novel
Publisher Soho Press
Publication date
13 June 2017
Publication placeUnited States
Pages288
ISBN 9781616957902

Marriage of a Thousand Lies is a novel by Sri Lankan-American author SJ Sindu, published by Soho Press in 2017. It tells the story of Lucky and Kris, two gay South Asian-Americans whose parents immigrated from Sri Lanka, who marry to stay in the closet.

The novel won the 2018 Publishing Triangle Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction [1] and was a Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction finalist [2] and Stonewall Honor Book. [3]

Reception

Marriage of a Thousand Lies received positive reviews from Booklist , [4] Lambda Literary Foundation, [5] Publishers Weekly , [6] Toronto Star , [7] Ms. , [8] Paste , [9] Los Angeles Review of Books , [10] International Examiner , [11] and Autostraddle . [12]

Awards for Marriage of a Thousand Lies
YearAwardResultRef.
2017 Edmund White Award for Debut FictionWinner [13] [1]
2018 Barbara Gittings Literature Award Honor [3]
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Longlist [14]
Goldie Award for Debut NovelWinner [15]
Independent Publisher Book Award for LGBT+ FictionSilver [16]
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction Finalist [2]
Over the Rainbow Book List Top 10 [17]
VCU First Novel AwardFinalist [18]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Boureau, Ella (March 6, 2018). "30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Jarnagin, Briana (February 13, 2018). "2018 Barbara Gittings Literature Award and Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award of the Stonewall Book Awards Announced". News and Press Center. American Library Association. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ Marriage of a Thousand Lies. June 1, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2022– via Booklist.
  5. ↑ Punch, Allison (August 15, 2017). "'Marriage of a Thousand Lies' by SJ Sindu". Lambda Literary. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu. Soho, $25 (288p) ISBN 978-1-61695-790-2". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  7. ↑ Murdoch, Sarah (July 14, 2017). "New fiction that explores the immigrant experience". The Toronto Star. ISSN   0319-0781 . Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ Cochran, Kelsey (January 10, 2017). "Facing Our Pasts and Ourselves - Ms. Magazine". Ms. Magazine. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ Houston, Shannon M. (June 26, 2017). "It's Sexual Freedom vs. Family and Tradition in Marriage of a Thousand Lies". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ Hoenicke, Sarah (June 13, 2017). "The Choice to Stay: SJ Sindu's "Marriage of a Thousand Lies"". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ Iyer, Nalini (March 1, 2018). "Three South Asian authors presented their work at the 2018 Search for Meaning Festival". International Examiner. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  12. ↑ Casey (June 16, 2017). "Read A F-cking Book: SJ Sindu's "Marriage Of A Thousand Lies"". Autostraddle. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  13. ↑ Powers, Kevin (April 28, 2018). "Awards: Edgars; Publishing Triangle". www.shelf-awareness.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  14. ↑ "2018 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Longlist". ANZ LitLovers LitBlog. October 12, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2018 Goldie Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. July 7, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  16. ↑ "2018 Medalists Categories 1-42". IPPY Awards. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  17. ↑ Martinez, George (February 15, 2018). "Over The Rainbow Press Release ALAMW 2018". Over the Rainbow Books. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  18. ↑ "VCU Cabell First Novelist Award". Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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