A twelve-year-old Indian American boy believes he is the reincarnation of Krishna and plans to unveil his true identity at the school talent show. Meet Kiran Sharma: lover of music, dance, and all things sensual; son of immigrants, social outcast, spiritual seeker. A boy who doesnât quite understand his lotâuntil he realizes heâs a god . . . As an only son, Kiran has obligationsâto excel in his studies, to honor the deities, to find a nice Indian girl, and, above all, to make his mother and father proudâstandard stuff for a boy of his background. If only Kiran had anything in common with the other Indian kids besides the color of his skin. They reject him at every turn, and his cretinous public schoolmates are no better. Cincinnati in the early 1990s isnât exactly a hotbed of cultural diversity, and Kiranâs not-so-well-kept secrets donât endear him to any group. Playing with dolls, choosing ballet over basketball, taking the annual talent show way too seriouslyâ¦the very things that make Kiran who he is also make him the star of his own personal freak show . . . Surrounded by examples of upstanding Indian Americansâin his own home, in his temple, at the weekly parties given by his parentsâ friendsâKiran nevertheless finds it impossible to get the knack of ânormalcy.â And then one fateful day, a revelation: perhaps his desires arenât too earthly, but too divine. Perhaps the solution to the mystery of his existence has been before him since birth. For Kiran Sharma, a long, strange trip is about to beginâa journey so sublime, so ridiculous, so painfully beautiful, that it can only lead to the truth . . . Praise for Blue Boy âCompassionate, moving, funny, and wise, Blue Boy is one of the best debut novels I have read in years.â &mda
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