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Geetanjali Shree’s radical fiction, written in Hindi, is finding a global audience

In 2022, Tomb of Sand became the first work of Indian literature to win the International Booker Prize. Written in Hindi by Geetanjali Shree and translated by Daisy Rockwell, the novel is Shree’s magnum opus and the pinnacle of a distinguished literary career.

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New project seeks to bring south Asian literature to western readers

Founded by two translators – one American, one British – the Salt initiative will provide mentorships, funding and a south Asia-focused literary translation school

The Guardian - UK

Review: 'Tomb of Sand,' by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell

FICTION: The winner of the 2022 International Booker Prize takes readers on an exhilarating journey back in time.

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My favourite word in Hindi is ‘khargosh’: Daisy Rockwell

It took more than ten drafts and countless email exchanges between novelist Geetanjali Shree and translator Daisy Rockwell to produce a work of fiction like 'Tomb of Sand' (originally published in Hindi as 'Ret Samadhi') which went on to win the prestigious International Booker Prize 2022. A partition novel at…

The Times of India

What does this year’s double Booker win mean for south Asian literature?

With Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka and India’s Geetanjali Shree taking home two of publishing’s biggest prizes, what next for one of the world’s most overlooked literary regions?

The Guardian - UK

India at 75 | A look at important Partition literature: Booker-winning Tomb of Sand, Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan, and others

All of these works use compelling metaphors for the state of relations between India and Pakistan

The Hindu

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Award-winning 'Tomb of Sand' to be published in US in 2023

This year’s winner of the International Booker Prize, Geetanjali Shree’s novel “Tomb of Sand,” will be released in the U.S. this winter by an imprint of HarperCollins Publishing

The Independent UK

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav lauds International Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has congratulated author Geetanjali Shree for winning the International Booker Prize for her Hindi novel ‘Ret Samadhi’ translated into English (Tomb of Sand) by Daisy Rockwell.

The Times of India

Geetanjali Shree's 'Tomb of Sand' ('Ret Samadhi') wins International Booker Prize, first for Hindi novel

Geetanjali Shree’s 'Ret Samadhi', translated into English ‘Tomb of Sand‘ by Daisy Rockwell, has become the first Hindi novel to be awarded the prestigious 2022 International Booker Prize. Read more on Dynamite News:

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 28 May 2022

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Geetanjali Shree wins International Booker Prize 2022 for Hindi novel 'Tomb of Sand', becomes the first Indian author to win the award

Indian author Geetanjali Shree won the prestigious International Booker Prize 2022 for her Hindi novel ‘Tomb of Sand' on May 27, 2022. ‘Tomb of Sand' has become the first book in any Indian language to win the prestigious International Booker Prize.

The Times of India

Delhi-based writer Geetanjali Shree wins International Booker Prize for first Hindi novel 'Tomb of Sand'

LONDON: Geetanjali Shree has become the first Indian author to win the prestigious International Booker Prize for her "utterly original" Hindi novel 'Tomb of Sand', a family saga set in northern India about an 80-year-old woman who travels to Pakistan to confront the unresolved trauma of her teenage experiences of…

The Times of India

Geetanjali Shree wins International Booker Prize for first Hindi novel 'Tomb of Sand'

“I never dreamt of the Booker, I never thought I could. What a huge recognition, I’m amazed, delighted, honoured and humbled,” said Geetanjali Shree, in her acceptance speech

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The Independent UK

Indian novel 'Tomb of Sand' wins International Booker Prize

Indian writer Geetanjali Shree and American translator Daisy Rockwell have won the International Booker Prize for “Tomb of Sand.”

The Guardian - UK

First novel translated from Hindi wins International Booker prize

Author Geetanjali Shree and translator Daisy Rockwell share the £50,000 prize for ‘extraordinarily funny and fun’ Tomb of Sand

The Guardian - UK

International Booker prize shortlist delivers ‘awe and exhilaration’

The final contenders for the £50,000 prize for translated fiction – five out of six by women – could see Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk win a second time

The Times of India

"Booker nod is a big win. It will create awareness about Hindi translations," say Geetanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell

This week, novelist and short story writer Geetanjali Shree’s novel 'Ret Samadhi', translated into English as 'Tomb of Sand' by Daisy Rockwell, became the first Hindi work to be longlisted for the International Booker Prize. Rockwell, a painter, writer and translator living in the US, and Delhi-based Shree spoke to…

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