'Joyous cacophony' and an 'irresistible novel' were the phrases that were used to describe Shree's ‘Tomb of Sand’. Rightfully, Geetanjali Shree has won the International Booker Prize for ‘Tomb of Sand’, the very 1st Hindi novel to bag the prize.
The Hindi novel 'Tomb of Sand,' by author Geetanjali Shree, has become the first book in any Indian language to receive the coveted International Booker Prize, reports The Print.
The New Delhi-based author said that she was "completely overwhelmed" by the "bolt from the blue" as she collected her award, worth GBP 50,000 and split with the book's English translator, Daisy Rockwell, during a ceremony in London on Thursday.
'Tomb of Sand,' originally titled 'Ret Samadhi,' is set in northern India and portrays an 80-year-old woman in a story described as a "joyous cacophony" and a "irresistible novel" by the Booker judges.
“I never dreamt of the Booker, I never thought I could. What a huge recognition, I’m amazed, delighted, honour...
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