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Daisy Rockwell is a painter, writer and translator living in Vermont, US

Rockwell was born in 1969 in Massachusetts. She has translated a number of classic works of Hindi and Urdu literature, including Upendranath Ashk’s Falling Walls, Bhisham Sahni’s Tamas, and Khadija Mastur’s The Women’s Courtyard. Her 2019 translation of Krishna Sobti’s A Gujarat Here, a Gujarat There was awarded the Modern Language Association’s Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Translation Prize.

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The 2022 International Booker Prize - Full Ceremony

Watch the full ceremony for the 2022 International Booker Prize.

Daisy Rockwell on translating ‘Tomb of Sand’

‘Tomb of Sand was very difficult to translate into English because of all the wordplay, puns and alliteration.’

Geetanjali Shree reads from ‘Tomb of Sand’

Shortlisted author Geetanjali Shree reads from ‘Tomb of Sand’

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Translator Daisy Rockwell and author Geetanjali Shree winners of the 2022 International Booker Prize

Translator Daisy Rockwell and author Geetanjali Shree, winners of the 2022 International Booker Prize for the novel Tomb of Sand

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Daisy Rockwell (translator) wins The 2022 International Booker Prize for Tomb of Sand

Daisy Rockwell wins the 2022 International Booker Prize for her translation of Geetanjali Shree’s novel Tomb of Sand

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Geetanjali Shree, winner of the International Booker Prize 2022 for Tomb of Sand

Geetanjali Shree, winner of the International Booker Prize 2022 for her novel Tomb of Sand

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Geetanjali Shree, winner of the International Booker Prize 2022 for her novel Tomb of Sand

Geetanjali Shree, winner of the International Booker Prize 2022 for her novel Tomb of Sand.

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Rozanna Madylus from Ukraine performs at The 2022 International Booker Prize Ceremony

Rozanna Madylus from Ukraine performs at The 2022 International Booker Prize Ceremony.

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Rozanna Madylus from Ukraine performs at The 2022 International Booker Prize Ceremony

Rozanna Madylus from Ukraine performs at The 2022 International Booker Prize Ceremony.

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Booker judges Viv Groskop, Petina Gappah, Frank Wynne, Jeremy Tiang and Merve Emre

Booker judges Viv Groskop, Petina Gappah, Frank Wynne, Jeremy Tiang and Merve Emre at the 2022 International Booker Prize ceremony

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Shortlisted translators, 2022 International Booker Prize

Shortlisted translators David Boyd, Sam Bett, Frances Riddle, Daisy Rockwell, Anton Hur and Damion Searls at the 2022 International Booker Prize ceremony, London

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Shortlisted authors 2022 International Booker Prize

Shortlisted authors Bora Chung, Mieko Kawakami, Jon Fosse, Geetanjali Shree and Claudia Piñeiro at the 2022 International Booker Prize Ceremony

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Tomb of Sand
Tomb of Sand

Tomb of Sand

Winner of The International Booker Prize 2022

Translated by
Daisy Rockwell
Published by
Tilted Axis Press
An urgent yet engaging protest against the destructive impact of borders, whether between religions, countries or genders

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