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2017 novel by SJ Sindu
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]
References
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a
b
"The Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction" . The Publishing Triangle . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
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a
b Boureau, Ella (2018-03-06).
"30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced" . Lambda Literary . Retrieved 2022-01-18 .
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a
b Jarnagin, Briana (2018-02-13).
"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 2022-01-18 .
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Marriage of a Thousand Lies . 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2022-01-18 – via Booklist.
^ Punch, Allison (2017-08-15).
" 'Marriage of a Thousand Lies' by SJ Sindu" . Lambda Literary . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
^
"Fiction Book Review: Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu. Soho, $25 (288p) ISBN 978-1-61695-790-2" . PublishersWeekly.com . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
^ Murdoch, Sarah (2017-07-14).
"New fiction that explores the immigrant experience" . The Toronto Star .
ISSN
0319-0781 . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
^ Cochran, Kelsey (2017-01-10).
"Facing Our Pasts and Ourselves - Ms. Magazine" . Ms. Magazine . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
^ Houston, Shannon M. (2017-06-26).
"It's Sexual Freedom vs. Family and Tradition in Marriage of a Thousand Lies" . pastemagazine.com . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
^ Hoenicke, Sarah (2017-06-13).
"The Choice to Stay: SJ Sindu's "Marriage of a Thousand Lies" " . Los Angeles Review of Books . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
^ Iyer, Nalini (2018-03-01).
"Three South Asian authors presented their work at the 2018 Search for Meaning Festival" . International Examiner . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
^ Casey (2017-06-16).
"Read A F-cking Book: SJ Sindu's "Marriage Of A Thousand Lies" " . Autostraddle . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
^ Powers, Kevin (2018-04-28).
"Awards: Edgars; Publishing Triangle" . www.shelf-awareness.com . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
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"2018 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Longlist" . ANZ LitLovers LitBlog . 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
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"2018 Goldie Winners" . Golden Crown Literary Society . 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2022-01-18 .
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"2018 Medalists Categories 1-42" . IPPY Awards . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
^ Martinez, George (2018-02-15).
"Over The Rainbow Press Release ALAMW 2018" . Over the Rainbow Books . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .
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"VCU Cabell First Novelist Award" . Virginia Commonwealth University . Retrieved 2022-01-19 .