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London: Author Geetanjali Shree's Hindi novel 'Tomb of Sand' has become the first book in any Indian language to win the prestigious International Booker Prize. At a ceremony in London on Thursday, 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 and shared with the book's English translator, Daisy Rockwell. 'Tomb of Sand', originally 'Ret Samadhi', is set in northern India and follows an 80-year-old woman in a tale the Booker judges dubbed a "joyous cacophony" and an "irresistible novel". "I never dreamt of the Booker, I never thought I could. What a huge recognition, I'm amazed, delighted, honoured and humbled," said Ms Shree, in her acceptance speech. "There is a melancholy satisfaction in the award going to it. 'Ret Samadhi/Tomb of Sand' is an elegy for the world we inhabit, a lasting energy that retains hope in the face of impending doom. The Booker will surely take it to many more people than it would have reached otherwise, that should do the book no harm," she said. 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. "But behind me and this book lies a rich and flourishing literary tradition in Hindi, and in other South Asian languages. World literature will be the richer for knowing some of the finest writers in these languages. The vocabulary of life will increase fro...

• • • Geetanjali Shree's translated novel first Hindi work in International Booker Prize long list Geetanjali Shree’s translated novel first Hindi work in International Booker Prize long list Reacting to the nomination in the longlist, Shree said, "Writing is its own reward. But getting recognition as special as from Booker is a wonderful bonus. The fact that there is much that is dismal all round in the world today, adds to the value of positive vibes in fields like literature. Stands out in my heart as hope..." Author Geetanjali Shree’s translated Hindi novel Tomb of Sand is among 13 books long listed for the Shree’s book, originally published as Ret Samadhi and translated into English by Daisy Rockwell, was described by the judges as loud and irresistible. It will compete for the GBP 50,000 prize, which is split evenly between the author and translator. In addition, for the first time in 2022, shortlisted authors and translators will each receive GBP 2,500, increased from GBP 1,000 in previous years – bringing the total value of the prize to GBP 80,000. We are delighted to announce the longlist for the Read more here: — The Booker Prizes (@TheBookerPrizes) The 13 long listed novels have been announced. They are works of fiction translated into English from 11 languages and originate from 12 countries across four continents – including Hindi for the first time,stated the announcement on the Booker Prizes website. “Tomb of Sand” narrates the story of an 80-year-old woman ...

In Tomb of Sand, the first Indian-language novel to win the International Booker Prize, the Hindi writer Geetanjali Shree combines linguistic energy with unflagging wit to uncover the secrets and lies of Indian family life. To this are added frequent interpolations on the out-of-joint times, marked as they are by “the jacking and hijacking of roles; the back-to-front of related relationships. How does mankind soldier on,” she wonders, “or animalkind, or lock, stock, and barrelkind?” The book, Shree’s fifth novel, begins as a comedy of manners set in an upper-class family that would likely consider itself middle-class. They come from old money—they even, in the case of the man of the house, a senior government official, cultivate a distinctly feudal haughtiness and sense of noblesse oblige—but their concerns are humdrum: social status, money, homes, food, clothes, and most of all the tightrope of family relations. The main characters remain largely unnamed: they are Bade (elder son), Beti (daughter), Bahu (daughter-in-law). Then two grandsons and, at the center, the aged mother—Ma, Mata ji, Amma. Ma starts out the novel a new widow in a funk, in bed in her son’s home in New Delhi. “When footsteps neared the room,” Shree writes, “she’d turn her back, she’d stick to the wall. She’d play dead, eyes and nose closed, ears shut, mouth sewn, mind numb, desires extinct; her bird had flown.” Ma disrupts the family’s daily grind with what James Joyce called “silence, exile, and cunni...

By A tale tells itself. It can be complete, but also incomplete, the way all tales are... full of stirrings and whisperings that float on the wind, that bend with each blade of grass. The setting sun gathers fragments of tales and fashions them into glowing lanterns that hang suspended from clouds.” Thursday night, May 26, the searing summer of 2022: acclaimed Hindi writer Geetanjali Shree was awarded the International Booker Prize in London for her 2018 novel Ret Samadhi or Tomb of Sand, alongside her brilliant English translator Daisy Rockwell. It was the first time a book written in an Indian language had won this prestigious prize. I was at home in Delhi that night, reading—quite serendipitously one might add—about the summer of 1912, almost exactly a-century-and-a-decade ago, when a certain RN Tagore had come to London, accompanied by a few members of his family. The party had, upon arrival, promptly lost the manuscript of what was to become his world-famous work, the compilation of poems called Gitanjali. (It was later recovered from the London Tube’s ‘Left Luggage Office’.) As I thought about the curious synchronicities that characterise the journey of books, I wondered casually if Shree, born in 1957, 16 years after Tagore’s death, was named after this most iconic of books. With the correct spelling too, the “badi ee” mirroring the Bengali way of writing the word. “How like a Bong you are!” I can hear my friends V and A snigger. It is, I must confess, extremely Ben...

Delhi-based novelist Geetanjali Shree has made history by being the first author writing in Hindi to be on the longlist for the International Booker Prize. Her novel Ret Samadhi was translated into English as Tomb of Sand by American writer-translator Daisy Rockwell. Set in North India, the novel explores themes of death and life, widowhood, trauma, the unity of the Natural world and humans, and the prejudicial and divisive borders we erect. It also engages with the construction of identity – both personal and collective – along the lines of religion, gender and nationality. The English translation was published by Tilted Axis Press in the UK, and Penguin Books in India. This is not the first time that her work has reached international audiences. She has been translated from Hindi into French, German, Serbian and Korean. The longlist for 2022 consists of 12 novels apart from hers. These are all works of fiction translated into English from 11 languages, and they originate from four continents. We bring you an interview with the author. How do you feel about having your book longlisted for the International Booker Prize? Surely one cannot feel anything less than wonderful to be on such a list. The Booker has established its credentials for being rigorous and discerning. Being chosen by it feels great. It also gives me an odd sort of creative distance from myself and my work as a writer and makes me look curiously at my own self and book with some wonderment. That said, and...

International Booker Prize 2022 Winner: Geetanjali Shree’s ‘Tomb of Sand’ has become the first Hindi novel to win the International Booker Prize. The translated Hindi novel has become the first book written in an Indian language to win the prestigious 2022 International Booker Prize. ‘Tomb of Sand’ which was originally published in Hindi as Ret Samadhi is translated into English by Daisy Rockwell. After winning the International Booker Prize 2022, author Geetanjali Shree in her acceptance speech said, “I never dreamt of the Booker, I never thought I could. What a huge recognition, I’m delighted, amazed, humbled, and honoured.” ‘Tomb of Sand’ by Geetanjali Shree, the winner of the International Booker Prize 2022, was among the 13 long-listed novels, which were translated into English from 11 languages and originated from 12 countries across four continents. Geetanjali will be awarded GBP 50,000, which will be split evenly between the author and the translator. We are delighted to announce that the winner of the ‘Tomb of Sand’ by Geetanjali Shree: Winner of International Booker Prize 2022 ‘Tomb of Sand’ or in Hindi known as ‘Ret Samadhi’ narrates the story of an 80-years old woman who experiences a deep depression after the death of her husband. Eventually, she overcomes the depression and decides to visit Pakistan to finally confront the past that she had left behind during partition. International Booker Prize 2022: Hindi novel wins Booker Prize ‘Tomb of Sand’ became the f...

• • • Geetanjali Shree's 'Tomb of Sand' first Hindi novel on International Booker shortlist Geetanjali Shree’s ‘Tomb of Sand’ first Hindi novel on International Booker shortlist Shree's book, translated into English by Daisy Rockwell and described by the judges as "loud and irresistible novel", will compete with five other titles from around the world for the prestigious 50,000 pounds literary prize, which is split evenly between the author and translator. Author Geetanjali Shree’s novel ‘Tomb of Sand’ on Thursday became the first Hindi language work of Shree’s book, translated into English by Daisy Rockwell and described by the judges as “loud and irresistible novel”, will compete with five other titles from around the world for the prestigious 50,000 pounds literary prize, which is split evenly between the author and translator. “It is recognition of a very special kind. When a work appeals to unknown people sitting in faraway places, then it must have the ability to transcend its specific cultural context and touch the universal and the human,” Shree said in a statement. Also Read | The other five titles in the shortlist announced at the London Book Fair include: ‘Cursed Bunny’ by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur from Korean; ‘A New Name: Septology VI-VII’ by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls from Norwegian; ‘Heaven’ by Mieko Kawakami, translated by Samuel Bett and David Boyd from Japanese; ‘Elena Knows’ by Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Frances Riddle from Span...

‘I haven’t ever cared about anything except my writing’: Geetanjali Shree The first Hindi novel to be shortlisted for the Booker International to be awarded on May 26, Geetanjali Shree’s Tomb of Sand is about an old, frail mother reclaiming her life April 22, 2022 11:19 am | Updated May 27, 2022 12:47 pm IST “Something sets me off. That often becomes the nucleus of my creative journey,” says Geetanjali Shree, whose novel Ret Samadhi, translated by Tomb of Sand, has become the Tomb of Sand lead us into every cranny of an 80-year-old woman’s life and surprising past.” ALSO READ ALSO READ Mother’s day With a doctorate in History, Shree (64) is a notable Hindi fiction writer whose first short story collection, Anugoonj, was published in 1991. She has published five collections of short stories and five novels so far. “I have seen many old women lying in bed for the entire day, with backs towards us. I have often wondered if they are turning their backs towards us or life,” says Shree. In the first section of Tomb of Sand, the mother is seen facing the wall. The narratorial voice ruminates upon the reason — does she wish to enter the wall as a dismissal of life or want to break through it to enter another dimension? Shree’s work often traces an old frail woman, usually a mother with a haunting past, on her journey of self-reclamation —as in her previous well-acclaimed novel, Mai, and a short story, ‘March, Ma Aur Sakura’ . One is reminded here of Ambai and her intersectional fe...