Sixty Lights
{{Short description|2004 novel by Gail Jones}}
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| image = Sixty Lights.jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = Gail Jones
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| country = Australia
| language = English
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| genre = Novel
| publisher = Harvill Press, London
| release_date = 2004
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| media_type = Print (Paperback)
| pages = 249 pp
| isbn = 1-84343-196-3
| dewey = 823.9'14 22
| congress = PR9619.3.J6863 S59 2004
| oclc = 56657798
| preceded_by = Black Mirror
| followed_by = Dreams of Speaking
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Sixty Lights is a 2004 novel by Australian author Gail Jones.{{cite web|title= Sixty Lights by Gail Jones|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3314151|access-date= 1 May 2024}}
Themes
The novel explores the themes of the family relationships, marriage, death and loss.
The novel also explore deeper themes of an individuals inner mindscape, femininity, and the power of language.
Dedication
"For my brothers, Peter and Kevin Jones."
Awards
- Booker Prize, 2004: longlisted
- Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Fiction, 2004: winner
- Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Premier's Prize, 2004: winner
- Commonwealth Writers Prize, South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book, 2005: commended
- Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2005: shortlisted{{Cite web |date=2005-06-23 |title=Book contest Miles behind |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/book-contest-miles-behind-20050623-ge0e6u.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=The Age |language=en}}
- New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, 2005: shortlisted
- Australian Literature Society Gold Medal, 2005
- The Age Book of the Year Award, Fiction Prize, 2005: winner
- Victorian Premier's Literary Award, The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction, 2005: shortlisted
- South Australia Premier's Awards Fiction, 2006: winner
- South Australia Premier's Awards Best Overall Published Work, 2006: winner
- International Dublin Literary Award, 2006: longlisted
Notes
- This novel was translated for Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and German editions.{{cite web|title= Austlit — Sixty Lights by Gail Jones |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C515514|access-date= 1 May 2024}}
Reviews
- "The Age" [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/18/1092765003194.html?from=storyrhs&oneclick=true]
- "The Asian Review of Books" [https://archive.today/20130117085300/http://www.asianreviewofbooks.com/arb/article.php?article=461]
- "Australian Book Review" [https://web.archive.org/web/20080919171444/http://home.vicnet.net.au/~abr/Sept04/Tuffield.htm]
- "The Guardian" [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/sep/25/featuresreviews.guardianreview32]
References
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{{The Age Book of the Year Awards – Fiction (or Imaginative Writing) Award}}
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Category:2004 Australian novels
Category:ALS Gold Medal–winning works
Category:Nonlinear narrative novels
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