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What is the name of the writer of Tomb of Sand, the first Hindi book to be awarded the International Booker Prize?

  1. AGeetanjali ShreeCorrect answer
  2. BArundhati Roy
  3. CKiran Desai
  4. DJhumpa Lahiri
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A. Geetanjali Shree

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Geetanjali Shree. “Tomb of Sand” (Ret Samadhi) by Geetanjali Shree became the first Hindi novel to win the International Booker Prize in 2022, translated by Daisy Rockwell. In 2025, the Kannada short story collection “Heart Lamp” by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, also won the award.

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