Humne kaha toh hamara gumaan,Apne kaha toh aap toh hain hi sahi,Aur hum gussaye toh humour ki kami,Aap gussaye toh atma-samman Clad in all black, Geetanjali Shree lyrically read out an excerpt from her International Booker Prize 2022 winner novel Tomb of Sand, a translation of Ret Samadhi into English by Daisy Rockwell. Her audience, … Read more
By winning the 2022 International Booker Prize, Tomb of Sand has made history by becoming the first Hindi novel to win the prize. The book has been written by Geetanjali Shree and was translated by Daisy Rockwell into English, with both sharing the prize. The book was originally published in Hindi as Ret Samadhi, It … Read more
As India’s literary circuit celebrates the first-ever International Booker Prize for an Indian language book, Geetanjali Shree’s Tomb of Sand, a translated version of Ret Samadhi in Hindi, the mood is upbeat for publishing in regional languages. As if taking a cue from Frank Wynne, the chair of the judges for this year’s prize, who … Read more
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