Hindi novelist and short story writer Geetanjali Shree’s Tomb of Sand has become the first book translated from Hindi to be nominated for the International Booker Prize 2022. It’s among the 13 novels longlisted for the prize.
Shree’s Tomb of Sand for Booker
Published by: Team GI Youth
Published on 19, Mar 2022
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