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Geetanjali Shree becomes first Hindi novelist to win International Booker Prize - Originally published in Hindi as Ret Samadhi, the book is translated into English by Daisy Rockwell.
Her book "Tomb of Sand" is the first book in any Indian language to clinch the prize, which honors international translated fiction. She was picked from a shortlist that included five women authors.
'Tomb of Sand', originally 'Ret Samadhi', is set in northern India and follows an 80-year-old woman in a tale the Booker judges dubbed a 'joyous cacophony' and an 'irresistible novel'
At a ceremony in London on Thursday, the New Delhi-based writer said she was completely overwhelmed with the "bolt from the blue" as she accepted her prize, worth GBP 50,000 and shared with the book's English translator, Daisy Rockwell.
The book is set in northern India and follows an 80-year-old woman in a tale the Booker judges dubbed a 'joyous cacophony and an irresistible novel'