International Booker Prize

Heart Lamp review: Banu Mushtaq's stories follow the lives of Muslim women who are constrained by tradition and responsibilities. Her protagonists are denied opportunities and resented for airing grievances. And yet, none of the stories reads like a lament.

Book review | Perumal Murugan’s Fire Bird is an exploration of the human desire for permanence and belonging

2023 JCB Prize for Literature winner, Fire Bird, translated by Janani Kannan from Tamil original Aalanda Patchi, is thought-provoking and insightful, and tells stories within stories.

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International Booker Prize 2023: 6 shortlisted books, and reasons why literary awards matter

The winner of the 2023 International Booker Prize for translated works will be announced in London on May 23. And the prize money (£50,000) will be shared equally between the writer and the translator.

'Pyre' review | Caste in bold: Perumal Murugan's International Booker longlisted novel is a reality check

Will Perumal Murugan do a Geetanjali Shree and bring home the International Booker Prize? Like all his works, Murugan's inter-caste love tragedy, 'Pyre', translated from Tamil by Aniruddhan Vasudevan, is accessible, evocative, and a must-read to wrap one's head around caste discrimination.

International Booker longlist | Perumal Murugan: 'I'm writing the dialogue for a feature film based on Pyre'

After last year’s win, Hindi writer Geetanjali Shree’s Ret Samadhi (Tomb of Sand), the International Booker Prize 2023 has longlisted this week Perumal Murugan’s 2016 Tamil novel, Pookuzhi (Pyre), translated into English by Aniruddhan Vasudevan, a searing indictment of India’s caste system.

International Booker longlist | Why Perumal Murugan’s Pyre is poised to set the world on fire

Written by Perumal Murugan and translated by Aniruddhan Vasudevan, 'Pyre' is the first Tamil novel to be longlisted for the International Booker Prize.

International Booker 2023 longlist | Perumal Murugan’s haunting tale of caste oppression

After Geetanjali Shree's 'Tomb of Sand' won the 2022 International Booker Prize, another Indian novel is in the running for the International Booker this year.

'If you think Partition happened in 1947 and it’s over, you are mistaken': 'Tomb of Sand' author Geetanjali Shree

The International Booker-prize winning author on working with translator Daisy Rockwell, why Partition remains a favourite topic for authors, and how the just-concluded Jaipur Literature Festival has inspired similar festivals across India.

Daisy Rockwell: 'None of my translations have been nominated for an award in India before'

The translator of Geetanjali Shree's International Booker Prize-winning Tomb of Sand — shortlisted for JCB Prize for Literature 2022 and longlisted for Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2022 — on life after the win, mentoring young translators and her forthcoming projects

A queer reading of the International Booker-winning Hindi novel ‘Tomb of Sand’

A monumental literary work, Shree’s novel is particularly notable for breaking several binaries.

Twitter rejoices as novel ‘Tomb of Sand’, originally written in Hindi, wins International Booker Prize

International Booker Prize: 'Tomb of Sand' by Geetanjali Shree is the first book originally written in any Indian language to win the coveted award.

In Pics | The 2022 International Booker shortlist

This year’s International Booker Shortlist includes Tomb of Sand, a translated Hindi novel. A look at the complete list

David Diop wins 2021 International Booker Prize with World War I story

The £50,000 prize will be split between the writer and translator of 'At Night All Blood is Black'.