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Tomb of Sand

Geetanjali Shree and translated by Daisy Rockwell

This book follows an eighty-year-old woman who experiences a deep depression after her husband's death, but emerges with a new lease on life. She defies convention by forming a friendship with a hijra woman, confusing her bohemian daughter who thinks of herself as more modern. Together they travel to Pakistan, confront the trauma of Partition, and explore what it means to be a mother, daughter, woman, and feminist. Through playful prose, this book protests against the damaging impact of borders and boundaries, between religions, countries, and genders.
Publish Date
2021-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
2021-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2018
Goodreads Rating
3.71
ISBN
9781911284611
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2022-07-19T17:18:38.000Z
Many thanks for all the lovely birthday wishes today - much appreciated 🥳 A birthday treat this evening, I hope, will be some time with this book which is extraordinarily good. Beautiful writing and storytelling, and a masterclass in the wonder of translation @shreedaisy      source