Gitanjali, a Delhi-based writer has become the first Indian author to win the Sri International Booker Prize. His novel, Ritt Mausoleum, translated into English as the Tomb of the Sands by Daisy Rockwell, won the International Booker Prize. It was the first Hindi language book to be selected for the £50,000 prize.
Take a look at Gitanjali Shree and Pal @sridasi turns out they won #2022International Booker the prize! Learn more about the ‘Tomb of the Sand’ here: https://t.co/VBBrTmfNIH@TiltedAxisPress #translated story pic.twitter.com/YGJDgMLD6G
— Booker Prize (@TheBookerPrizes) 26 May 2022
“Congratulations to Geetanjali Shree and @shreedaisy who have been long listed with the Sand Tomb: https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/tomb-of-sand #2022InternationalBooker #TombofSand #GeetanjaliShree # DaisyRockwell@TiltedAxis,” Booker Prize said in a tweet.
It is a story set in the shadow of the Partition of India, which follows an elderly woman after the death of her husband. “Yes! Translator Daisy Rockwell and writer Geetanjali Shree win the International Booker for ‘Sand Ka Maqbara’ (‘Rit Samadhi’ in the original). First win for a Hindi novel, an Indian novel, a South Asian novel. Congratulations! @TheBookerPrizes,” tweeted Bengali writer Arunav Sinha.
Geetanjali Shree is the author of many short stories and novels. His 2000 novel My was shortlisted for the Crossword Book Award in 2001.
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