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Context
“Tomb of Sand`, by author Geetanjali Shree has become the first book written in an Indian language to be awarded the International Booker Prize.
Highlights
- Originally published in Hindi as Ret Samadhi, the book is translated into English by Daisy Rockwell.
- Geetanjali Shree born in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh is based in Delhi
- The book narrates the story of an 80-year-old woman who experiences a deep depression after the death of her husband. Eventually, she overcomes her depression and decides to visit Pakistan to finally confront the past that she left behind during the Partition.
- The prize money will be shared between Geetanjali Shree and her translator Daisy Rockwell.
Some other works of Geetanjali Shree
- Novels – Mai, Tirohit, Hamara Sheher Us Baras , Khali Jagah
- Collection of short stories are - Anuoonj ,Vairagya, Yahan Hathi Rahte The ,and Pratinidhi Kahaniyan.
What is the International Booker Prize?
- The International Booker Prize is awarded annually for a book translated into English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
- Since 2005, this award is known as the Man Booker Prize.
- The award aims to encourage more reading of quality fiction from around the world.
- The important work of translators is celebrated and a £ 50,000 prize amount is shared equally between authors and translators.
- Each shortlisted author and translators also receive £ 2,500.
- Both novels and collections of short stories are covered.
Booker Prize for fiction
- The Booker Prize for fiction is different from the International Booker Prize.
- It is awarded to the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
- Arundhati Roy was the first Indian to win this award, for her book: The God of Small Things, in 1997.
- Other Indian winners are; Kiran Desai for her book “The Inheritance of Loss” in 2006, and Aravind Adiga for his book “The White Tiger” in 2008.
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