Geetanjali Shree’s translated Hindi novel ‘Tomb of Sand’ won which one

Geetanjali Shree’s translated Hindi novel ‘Tomb of Sand’ won which one of the following literary awards/prizes in 2022 ?

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UPSC Combined Section Officer – 2021-22
Geetanjali Shree’s novel ‘Ret Samadhi’, translated into English by Daisy Rockwell as ‘Tomb of Sand’, won the prestigious International Booker Prize in 2022. This was a historic achievement as it was the first time a novel originally written in Hindi won this award.
The International Booker Prize celebrates the finest translated fiction from around the world.
The prize money is split equally between the author and the translator. This recognition significantly boosted the visibility of Hindi literature on the global stage.
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