{"product_id":"tomb-of-sand-signed-by-geetanjali-shree","title":"Tomb of Sand (Signed by Geetanjali Shree)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#fdf2f8;border:2px solid #ec4899;border-radius:8px;padding:14px;margin-bottom:18px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#be185d;font-size:15px;\"\u003e✒️ SIGNED COPY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#831843;font-size:13px;\"\u003eSigned by Geetanjali Shree · Strictly limited · Excluded from sale pricing\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE · WINNER OF AN ENGLISH PEN AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first novel translated from Hindi — and the first from any Indian language — to win the International Booker Prize.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn northern India, an eighty-year-old woman slips into a deep depression after the death of her husband, and then resurfaces to gain a new lease on life. Her determination to fly in the face of convention — including striking up a friendship with a transgender person — confuses her bohemian daughter, who is used to thinking of herself as the more ‘modern’ of the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo her family's consternation, Ma insists on travelling to Pakistan, simultaneously confronting the unresolved trauma of her experiences of Partition, and re-evaluating what it means to be a mother, a daughter, a woman, a feminist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than respond to tragedy with seriousness, Geetanjali Shree's playful tone and exuberant wordplay result in a book that is engaging, funny, and utterly original. At the same time it is an urgent and timely protest against the destructive impact of borders and boundaries, whether between religions, countries, or genders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePraise\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A luminous novel of India and Partition, but one whose spellbinding brio and fierce compassion weaves youth and age, male and female, family and nation into a kaleidoscopic whole.”\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eThe 2022 International Booker Prize judges\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAbout the author \u0026amp; translator\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeetanjali Shree\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of five novels and five story collections. Originally published in Hindi as \u003cem\u003eरेत समाधि\u003c\/em\u003e (Ret Samadhi), \u003cem\u003eTomb of Sand\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book translated from Hindi to win the International Booker Prize. Her other novels include \u003cem\u003eMai\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHamara Shahar Us Baras\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTirohit\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKhali Jagah\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaisy Rockwell\u003c\/strong\u003e is a painter, writer and translator living in Vermont, who has translated a number of classic works of Hindi and Urdu literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCover photograph by Akshay Mahajan · Cover design by Ahlawat Gunjan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House India","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52369142874328,"sku":"9780143448471","price":699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/1471\/6632\/files\/9780143448471.jpg?v=1788516684","url":"https:\/\/www.readersparadise.co\/products\/tomb-of-sand-signed-by-geetanjali-shree","provider":"Readers Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}