FICTION: The winner of the 2022 International Booker Prize takes readers on an exhilarating journey back in time. "Tomb of Sand" by Geetanjali Shree, translated from the Hindi by Daisy
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates ― “No, no, I won t get up. Noooooo, I won t rise nowwww. Nooo rising nyooww. Nyooo riiise nyoooo. Now rise new. Now, I ll rise anew.” Uttered by author Geetanjali Shree in her mother tongue, Hindi, on the morning of Nov. 3, the delightful wordplay echoed through the convention hall at the Expo Centre Sharjah, filled with nearly 400 secondary school students from across the United Arab Emirates.