Sixty Lights

Sixty Lights

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name = Sixty Lights
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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 = ISBN 1843431963
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"Sixty Lights" is a 2004 novel by Australian author Gail Jones.

Themes

The novel explores the themes of the family relationships, marriage, death and loss.

Dedication

"For my brothers, Peter and Kevin Jones."

Awards

*Man 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
*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 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, 2006: longlisted

Notes

* This novel was translated for Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and German editions.

Reviews

*"The Age" [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/18/1092765003194.html?from=storyrhs&oneclick=true]
*"The Asian Review of Books" [http://www.asianreviewofbooks.com/arb/article.php?article=461]
*"Australian Book Review" [http://home.vicnet.net.au/~abr/Sept04/Tuffield.htm]
*"The Guardian" [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2004/sep/25/featuresreviews.guardianreview32]
*"The Telegraph" [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/09/19/bojon19.xml&sSheet=/arts/2004/09/19/bomain.html]


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