Geetanjali Shree

Translator Daisy Rockwell on ‘Tomb of Sand’, first Hindi book to reach International Booker shortlist

The funny, engaging and deeply original novel tells the tale of an 80-year-old woman somewhere in northern India who has slipped into deep depression after the death of her husband. Resigned from the world she turns to the wall and almost becomes a part of it, unspeaking, unmoving and unresponsive even to her dearest grandson

Geetanjali Shree’s Tomb of Sand becomes first Hindi novel to be shortlisted for International Booker Prize

Geetanjali 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