Sixty Lights

Sixty Lights is a 2004 novel by Australian author Gail Jones.^[1]

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.

"For my brothers, Peter and Kevin Jones."

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^[2]
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

This novel was translated for Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and German editions.^[3]

^ "Sixty Lights by Gail Jones". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
^ "Book contest Miles behind". The Age. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ "Austlit — Sixty Lights by Gail Jones". Austlit. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

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