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Shree became the first Indian author to win the prestigious award.
Tomb of Sand was originally published in Hindi with the title ‘Ret Samadhi’.
The book is available on Amazon and Flipkart.
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Shree's 'Tomb of Sand' has become the first book in any Indian language to win the prestigious International Booker Prize.
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'Tomb of Sand' is one of Geetanjali Shree's first books to be published in the UK
The story of the novel is set in northern India
Shree's novel competed against five others to claim the prestigious prize
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The New Delhi-based writer said she was “completely overwhelmed” with the "bolt from the blue" as she accepted her prize, worth GBP 50,000.
Reflecting upon becoming the first work of fiction in Hindi to make the Booker cut, the 64-year-old author said it feels good to be the means of that happening.
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For the first time in 2022, the shortlisted authors and translators will each receive 2,500 pounds, an increase from 1,000 pounds in previous years'
Geetanjali Shree's bool has been translated into English by Daisy Rockwell
The author called it a very special recognition
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