Blue-Skinned Gods a Novel

• Other Authors: Sathiyaseelan, Sinduja (authoraut)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_SUMMER2017_Sathiyaseelan_fsu_0071E_13992

Blue-Skinned Gods follows the story of Kalki, a young boy who is worshipped by a Hindu cult as the next and last incarnation of the god Vishnu. In the narrative’s substantial revision, I will utilize a dualistic time structure—one timeline in the past, when Kalki the child first starts to doubt his own divinity, and one timeline in the present moment, when a twenty-two-year-old Kalki runs away while visiting New York City and tries to discover who he really is. In the arc of the novel, Kalki starts out believing himself a real god incarnate. The book traces his dawning recognition of his own humanness, and his dilemma in figuring out how to have hope after he loses his faith. === A Dissertation submitted to the Department of English in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. === Summer Semester 2017. === May 18, 2017. === Includes bibliographical references. === Mark Winegardner, Professor Directing Dissertation; Pamela Keel, University Representative; Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Committee Member; Bruce Horack, Committee Member.