Blue-Skinned Gods
Blue-Skinned Gods by SJ Sindu is a novel published by Soho Press on November 2, 2021, featuring 336 pages in English. The story follows a boy born with blue skin in Tamil Nadu, India, whose father establishes an ashram to capitalize on the belief that the child, Kalki, is the tenth incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. As Kalki faces three significant trials in his tenth year, he begins to question his divine status, leading to a profound exploration of identity, faith, and family.
Throughout the narrative, readers will encounter Kalki’s journey as he grapples with the unraveling of his family relationships over the next decade. The novel traverses various settings, including the underground rock scene of New York City, and delves into themes of ethnic, gender, and sexual identities. Blue-Skinned Gods presents a heartfelt examination of belief and connection in a diverse and interconnected world, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of identity and spirituality.
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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.
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