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Which of these authors won the International Booker Prize for a translated work in 2022?
Jhumpa Lahiri
Arundhati Roy
Geetanjali Shree
Anuradha Roy
Geetanjali Shree
Indian author Geetanjali Shree won the International Booker Prize in 2022 for her novel Tomb of Sand.
The International Booker Prize is awarded annually for a work of fiction translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. In 2022, Geetanjali Shree became the first Indian author to win this prestigious award for a book originally written in any Indian language. The novel, titled Ret Samadhi in Hindi, was translated into English as Tomb of Sand by Daisy Rockwell. The victory marked a significant milestone for Indian literature on the global stage, highlighting the richness of vernacular storytelling.
The International Booker Prize is distinct from the Booker Prize. It is governed by the Booker Prize Foundation, a registered charity in the United Kingdom, and is funded by Crankstart.
Year of win: 2022
Author: Geetanjali Shree
Original Hindi title: Ret Samadhi
English translator: Daisy Rockwell
Award prize money: 50,000 Pounds (shared between author and translator)
C is correct тАФ Geetanjali Shree won the 2022 International Booker Prize for her Hindi novel Tomb of Sand.
Remember that Ret means Sand and Samadhi means Tomb; linking the Hindi original title to the English title helps recall the book name easily.
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