Tomb of Sand

Tomb of Sand
First edition cover
AuthorGeetanjali Shree
TranslatorDaisy Rockwell
LanguageHindi
PublisherRajkamal Prakashan (Hindi);
Tilted Axis Press and Penguin Books India (English)[1]
Publication date
2018 (original);
2021 (translation)[1]
Publication placeIndia
Pages376 (Hindi); 696 (English)

Tomb of Sand (originally titled Ret Samadhi, Hindi: रेत समाधि)[2] is a 2018 Hindi-language novel by Indian author Geetanjali Shree. It was translated into English by U.S. translator Daisy Rockwell.[3] In 2022, the book became the first novel translated from an Indian language to win the International Booker Prize.[4][5][6][7]

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  6. ^ "The 2022 International Booker Prize". The Booker Prizes. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Geetanjali Shree is first Indian winner of International Booker Prize". BBC. 27 May 2022. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.