Sixty Lights

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.

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
• 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.

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

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