Sixty Lights

Sixty Lights is a 2004 novel by Australian author Gail Jones.

Sixty Lights

First edition
Author	Gail Jones
Country	Australia
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Harvill Press, London
Publication date	2004
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	249 pp
ISBN	1-84343-196-3
OCLC	56657798
Dewey Decimal	823.9'14 22
LC Class	PR9619.3.J6863 S59 2004
Preceded by	Black Mirror
Followed by	Dreams of Speaking

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, 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" [1]
• "The Asian Review of Books" [2]
• "Australian Book Review"
• "The Guardian" [4]
• "The Telegraph" [5]^{[dead link]}