Blue-Skinned Gods: Rich, beautifully told and moving Guardian

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In Tamil Nadu, India, a boy named Kalki is born with blue skin. He believes that he is the Hindu god Vishnu and that he can perform miracles. The truth, however, is much darker...

As Kalki struggles to extract himself from under the thumb of his controlling father, he must also reconcile with the idea that everything hes ever been told might not be true. When his father drags him on a tour to America, Kalki seizes his chance to explore what life as an ordinary man might be like.

Pulled between India and America, and his fathers web of control, Kalki must find his true place in the world.

Rich, beautifully told and moving Guardian

It is impossible not to be hypnotized... Sindu masterfully renders how our environments bake into our skin The New York Times

The richness of this story will take hold of you and never let go Roxane Gay

Marvelous Devin Murphy

A memorable and vivid coming-of-age story Elise Hooper

Stunning Kristen Arnett

An instant classic Nick White

Exquisite Patrick Cottrell

Profound Tessa Fontaine

One of the most original and beautiful novels Ive read in a long time Brandon Hobson

Shortlisted for the 2022 Lammy Award in Bisexual Fiction
An Autostraddle Best Queer Book of the Year
An ABA Indie Next Pick for November 2021
An AudioFile Earphones Award Winner

Author Bio

SJ Sindu is the author of the novel Marriage of a Thousand Lies, which won the Publishing Triangle Edmund White Debut Fiction Award, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, and was an ALA Stonewall Honor Book; as well as the hybrid fiction and nonfiction chapbook I Once Met You But You Were Dead. She holds an MA in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a PhD in Creative Writing from Florida State University.