Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Hindi-language ‘Tomb of Sand’ wins International Booker prize

Tomb of Sand

The International Booker Prize has been awarded to Indian author Geetanjali Shree and her American translator Daisy Rockwell for their Hindi novel “Tomb of Sand,” a first for a book written in an Indian language. The prestigious £50,000 ($63,000, 59,000-euro) prize is awarded to fiction from around the world that has been translated into English … Read more

Geetanjali Shree becomes the first Indian writer to win international prize

Geetanjali Shree becomes the first Indian writer to win international prize Geetanjali Shree has turned into the main Indian author to win the International Booker Prize. Her original Tomb of Sand, a family adventure set in the shadow of the parcel of India, follows an 80-year-elderly person after the passing of her significant other. It … Read more