''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

Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. ...

, 2004: longlisted *

Western Australian Premier's Book Awards The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards is an annual book award provided by the Government of Western Australia, and managed by the State Library of Western Australia. History and format Annual literary awards were inaugurated by the West ...

, Fiction, 2004: winner *

, Premier's Prize, 2004: winner *

Commonwealth Writers Prize Commonwealth Foundation presented a number of prizes between 1987 and 2011. The main award was called the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and was composed of two prizes: the Best Book Prize (overall and regional) was awarded from 1987 to 2011; the Bes ...

, South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book, 2005: commended *

Miles Franklin Literary Award The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin (1879– ...

, 2005: shortlisted *

New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, also known as the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, were first awarded in 1979. They are among the richest literary awards in Australia. Notable prizes include the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, t ...

, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, 2005: shortlisted * Australian Literature Society Gold Medal, 2005 *

The Age Book of the Year ''The Age'' Book of the Year Awards were annual literary awards presented by Melbourne's ''The Age'' newspaper. The awards were first presented in 1974. After 1998, they were presented as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival. Initially, two awa ...

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 The International Dublin Literary Award ( ga, Duais Liteartha Idirnáisiúnta Bhaile Átha Chliath), established as the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, is presented each year for a novel written or translated into English. ...

, 2006: longlisted

Notes

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

Reviews

*"The Age

*"The Asian Review of Books

*"Australian Book Review

*"The Guardian

*"The Telegraph

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