‘Tomb of Sand’ Wins International Booker Prize, a First for a Hindi Novel - The New York Times

“Tomb of Sand,” written by Geetanjali Shree and translated by Daisy Rockwell, won despite getting little previous attention from reviewers.

Last years winner was At Night All Blood Is Black, by David Diop a novel originally in French, and translated by Anna Moschovakis, about a Senegalese soldiers descent into madness as he fights for Fr… [+1047 chars]

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