Marriage of a Thousand Lies
AuthorSJ Sindu
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherSoho Press
Publication date
13 June 2017
Pages288
ISBN9781616957902

Marriage of a Thousand Lies is a novel by Sri Lankan-American author SJ Sindu, published by Soho Press in 2017. It tells the story of Lucky and Kris, two gay South Asian-Americans whose parents immigrated from Sri Lanka, who marry to stay in the closet.

The novel won the 2018 Publishing Triangle Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction[1] and was a Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction finalist[2] and Stonewall Honor Book.[3]

Reception

Marriage of a Thousand Lies received positive reviews from Booklist,[4] Lambda Literary Foundation,[5] Publishers Weekly,[6] Toronto Star,[7] Ms.,[8] Paste,[9] Los Angeles Review of Books,[10] International Examiner,[11] and Autostraddle.[12]

Awards for Marriage of a Thousand Lies
Year Award Result Ref.
2017 Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction Winner [13][1]
2018 Barbara Gittings Literature Award Honor [3]
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Longlist [14]
Goldie Award for Debut Novel Winner [15]
Independent Publisher Book Award for LGBT+ Fiction Silver [16]
Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction Finalist [2]
Over the Rainbow Book List Top 10 [17]
VCU First Novel Award Finalist [18]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  2. 1 2 Boureau, Ella (2018-03-06). "30th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  3. 1 2 Jarnagin, Briana (2018-02-13). "2018 Barbara Gittings Literature Award and Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award of the Stonewall Book Awards Announced". News and Press Center. American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  4. ↑ Marriage of a Thousand Lies. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2022-01-18 – via Booklist.
  5. ↑ Punch, Allison (2017-08-15). "'Marriage of a Thousand Lies' by SJ Sindu". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  6. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu. Soho, $25 (288p) ISBN 978-1-61695-790-2". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  7. ↑ Murdoch, Sarah (2017-07-14). "New fiction that explores the immigrant experience". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  8. ↑ Cochran, Kelsey (2017-01-10). "Facing Our Pasts and Ourselves - Ms. Magazine". Ms. Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  9. ↑ Houston, Shannon M. (2017-06-26). "It's Sexual Freedom vs. Family and Tradition in Marriage of a Thousand Lies". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  10. ↑ Hoenicke, Sarah (2017-06-13). "The Choice to Stay: SJ Sindu's "Marriage of a Thousand Lies"". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  11. ↑ Iyer, Nalini (2018-03-01). "Three South Asian authors presented their work at the 2018 Search for Meaning Festival". International Examiner. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  12. ↑ Casey (2017-06-16). "Read A F-cking Book: SJ Sindu's "Marriage Of A Thousand Lies"". Autostraddle. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  13. ↑ Powers, Kevin (2018-04-28). "Awards: Edgars; Publishing Triangle". www.shelf-awareness.com. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  14. ↑ "2018 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Longlist". ANZ LitLovers LitBlog. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  15. ↑ "2018 Goldie Winners". Golden Crown Literary Society. 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  16. ↑ "2018 Medalists Categories 1-42". IPPY Awards. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  17. ↑ Martinez, George (2018-02-15). "Over The Rainbow Press Release ALAMW 2018". Over the Rainbow Books. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  18. ↑ "VCU Cabell First Novelist Award". Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved 2022-01-19.


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