 First edition cover | |
| Author | Geetanjali Shree |
|---|---|
| Translator | Daisy Rockwell |
| Language | Hindi |
| Publisher | Rajkamal Prakashan (Hindi); Tilted Axis Press and Penguin Books India (English)[1] |
Publication date | 2018 (original); 2021 (translation)[1] |
| Publication place | India |
| Pages | 376 (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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