Geetanjali’s “Tomb of Sand” gets International Booker Prize
23 Jan 2025
NEW DELHI: After authoring “Tomb of Sand”, Geetanjali Shree has become the first Indian writer to win the International Booker Prize.
Her novel, a family saga set in the shadow of the partition of India, follows an 80-year-old woman after the death of her husband, according to BBC.
It was the first Hindi-language book to be shortlisted for the £50,000 prize.
Shree said she never dreamt of the Booker, and never thought she could make it.
“What a huge recognition. I’m amazed, delighted, honored and humbled,” she said.
“Behind me and this book lies a rich and flourishing literary trad...
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