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Detailed explanation-1: -Geetanjali Shree, the first Hindi writer to win the International Booker prize, seems to have come out of nowhere.

Detailed explanation-2: -Author Geetanjali Shree’s novel ‘Tomb of Sand’ has become the first Hindi language work of fiction to be shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. The book, translated into English by Daisy Rockwell will compete with five other titles from around the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tomb of Sand is the story of Ma, an 80-year-old woman who comes into her own after spending her life in roles dictated by society: as daughter, wife, mother and grandmother. When the book begins, Ma’s husband has died.

Detailed explanation-4: -Add to wishlist: Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree Shree weaves a moving story, dealing with the themes of death, grief, and trauma that instigates anxiety and depression, in a meaningful way while also not letting the heaviness of the plot affect readers with her funny and playful tone.