Tomb of sand : a novel
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Contributors
Rockwell, Daisy, translator.
Published
New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780063299405, 0063299402, 9780063299412, 0063299410
Physical Desc
603 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Jackson Public Library - Fiction Section
F SHR
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Jackson Public Library - Fiction SectionF SHR2022 Man Booker InternationalOn Shelf
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Conway Public Library - Fiction SectionF Shree, G.On Shelf

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Published
New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780063299405, 0063299402, 9780063299412, 0063299410

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"WINNER OF THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE. A playful, feminist, and utterly original epic about a family--especially its inimitable octogenarian matriarch--in northern India. An eighty-year-old woman, Ma, slips into a deep depression after the death of her husband. Despite her family's cajoling, she refuses to get up from bed. Her responsible eldest son, Bade, and dutiful, Reebok-sporting daughter-in-law, Bahu, flit around trying to attend to Ma's every need, while her favorite grandson, the cheerful and gregarious Sid, entertains her with his guitar. But it is only when Sid's younger brother--Serious Son, pathologically incapable of laughing--brings his grandmother a sparkling golden cane covered with butterflies that things begin to change. With a new lease on life thanks to the powers of the cane, Ma gets out of bed and embarks on a series of adventures that baffle even her unconventional feminist daughter, Beti. She ditches her cumbersome saris, develops a close friendship with a hijra, and finally sets off on a fateful journey that will turn the family's understanding of themselves upside down. Elegant, heartbreaking, and funny all at once, Tomb of Sand is a literary masterpiece. Rich with fantastical elements, folklore, and exuberant wordplay, and encompassing such topics as Buddhism, global warming, feminism, Partition, and the gender binary, it marks the none-too-soon American debut of an extraordinary writer. Translated from the Hindi by Daisy Rockwell"--
Language
In English, translated from Hindi.
Awards
International Booker Prize, 2022.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Shree, G. 1., & Rockwell, D. (2023). Tomb of sand: a novel (First edition.). HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shree, Geetanjali 1957- and Daisy, Rockwell. 2023. Tomb of Sand: A Novel. HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shree, Geetanjali 1957- and Daisy, Rockwell. Tomb of Sand: A Novel HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Shree, Geetanjali 1957-, and Daisy Rockwell. Tomb of Sand: A Novel First edition., HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.

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