Geetanjali Shree wins International Booker Prize for Tomb of Sand, first Hindi novel to claim feat
Geetanjali Shree’s novel Tomb of Sand has become the first book in an Indian language to win the International Booker Prize. Originally published as Ret Samadhi in Hindi, the book has been translated into English by Daisy Rockwell. During her acceptance speech in London, the New Delhi-based author said she was overwhelmed with the “bolt from the blue”. The … Read more