Tomb of Sand

‘Tomb of Sand’ becomes 1st Hindi novel to win 2022 Booker Prize

‘Tomb of Sand’ becomes 1st Hindi novel to win 2022 Booker Prize

Indian author Geetanjali Shree and American translator Daisy Rockwell won the 2022 International Booker Prize for “Tomb of Sand”. The book “Tomb of Sand’ was originally written in Hindi, it is the first book in any Indian language to win such a prestigious award. The prize money of 50,000 pound will be split between Shree and Rockwell. The book is about a widow who […]

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Geetanjali Shree’s novel ‘Tomb of Sand’ becomes first Hindi novel to get shortlisted for International Booker Prize

Geetanjali Shree’s novel ‘Tomb of Sand’ becomes first Hindi novel to get shortlisted for International Booker Prize

Author Geetanjali Shree’s novel Tomb of Sand on Thursday became the first Hindi language work of fiction to be shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. The book which has been translated into English by Daisy Rockwell and described by the judges as a “loud and irresistible novel”, will be pit against five other titles from around the

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