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Curious ReadersEp 11: Audition by Katie Kitamura (Deep Dive) & more prize winnersThis week’s episode is one of deep dives, this time into Audition by Katie Kitamura, an ambiguous and destablising read that packs a lot into very few pages. We also share some recent book and literary prize news and talk about what’s on our TBRs.Books:Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq (translated by Deepa Bhasthi) The Book Of Sand by Geetanjali ShreeKairos by Jenny ErpenbeckThe Vegetarian by Han KangSmall Boat by Vicent Delacroix (transl...2025-06-0656 min
Hindi GharanaRet Samadhi & The Booker Glory ｜ Geetanjali Shree’s Masterpiece ｜ Hindi Gharana ｜ Kitaab Pe CharchRet Samadhi & The Booker Glory | Geetanjali Shree’s Masterpiece | Hindi Gharana | Kitaab Pe Charcha In this episode of Hindi Gharana, Gourav explores the literary brilliance of Ret Samadhi by Geetanjali Shree, the first Hindi novel to win the International Booker Prize. Why is Ret Samadhi more than just a book? How does it speak to themes of identity, womanhood, grief, and borders? And what makes it culturally significant in today’s time? Gourav reads key passages, shares personal reflections, and explains why this book is a landmark in Indian literature.Ret...2025-05-2523 min
Hindi GharanaRet Samadhi & The Booker Glory | Geetanjali Shree’s Masterpiece | Hindi Gharana | Kitaab Pe CharchaRet Samadhi & The Booker Glory | Geetanjali Shree’s Masterpiece | Hindi Gharana | Kitaab Pe Charcha In this episode of Hindi Gharana, Gourav explores the literary brilliance of Ret Samadhi by Geetanjali Shree, the first Hindi novel to win the International Booker Prize. Why is Ret Samadhi more than just a book? How does it speak to themes of identity, womanhood, grief, and borders? And what makes it culturally significant in today’s time? Gourav reads key passages, shares personal reflections, and explains why this book is a landmark in Indian literature.Ret Samadhi, Geetanjali Shree, Tomb of Sand, Booker Prize Hind...2025-05-2523 min
Himal Southasian Podcast ChannelSaRB #09: Geetanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell on ‘Our City That Year’Geetanjali Shree’s Our City That Year, translated by Daisy Rockwell (Penguin India, August 2024), is a tale of a city under siege, reflecting a society that lies fractured along fault lines of faith and ideology.
First published in 1998, Our City That Year is loosely based on the communal riots and violence in the lead-up to the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992 and its aftermath of rising uncertainty and dread. Twenty-six years after its original Hindi publication, the book’s call to bear witness to India under the grips of religious nationalism is timelier than ever, speaking to the...2024-10-141h 01
Litprom auf Weltempfang - Globale Literaturen übersetzenIndien, Hindi-Literatur und die Rolle des Englischen – Über „Mord“ von Anjali DeshpandeEin Gespräch mit Almuth Degener und Claudia Kramatschek.
Die meisten Bücher aus Indien werden aus dem Englischen übersetzt, im Draupadi Verlag aber ist 2023 mit Anjali Deshpandes „Mord“ ein Kriminalroman erschienen, den Almuth Degener aus dem Hindi übersetzt hat: Wie schreibt die Autorin und Aktivistin Deshpande über Frauen und Dalit? Wie wird Hindi-Literatur in Indien gesehen? Und welche Rolle spielt das Englische als Literatursprache in Indien? Darüber spricht Sonja Hartl mit Almuth Degener und Claudia Kramatschek.
In „Mord“ (Draupadi Verlag 2023) wird eine Frau tot in der Nähe von Neu-Delhi auf dem Gutshof eines reichen Unternehmers ge...2024-10-1142 min
Escape Into a New Chapter With Full AudiobookMai: Silently Mother Audiobook by Geetanjali ShreeListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 810711
Title: Mai: Silently Mother
Author: Geetanjali Shree
Narrator: Mala Mangla
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:59:36
Language: English
Release date: 09-10-24
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Contemporary Women, Family Life
Summary:
Nestled within the walls of a home in a north Indian town, a vibrant microcosm thrivesa tapestry intricately woven by a joint family, their attendants and a continuous flow of visitors. Across three generations, women and men employ varied strategies of adaptation and achievement, choosing either to conform or to challenge the constraints of patriarchy...2024-09-105h 59
The Mookse and the Gripes PodcastEpisode 86: Our Favorite Ten Books of the 21st Century So FarThis week we have fun with all of the top books of the 21st century hype by sharing our own top 10 lists. We each killed a few darlings and made some very tough decisions. How did we do?What books would make your list?Summer Book ClubThe book for the Mookse and the Gripes Summer Book Club 2024 is William Trevor’s The Story of Lucy Gault. You can start reading it whenever you want to! We have lined up a guest to join us to discuss the book for the next episode!...2024-08-081h 32
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival Podcast#UWRF23 Festival Highlights | Geetanjali Shree's Literary ReflectionsIn an extraordinary conversation, eminent Indian author and Hindi language novelist Geetanjali Shree takes the stage to reflect on her literary journey. Winner of the International Booker Prize for her recently translated Tomb of Sand, she has written fiction novels, short stories, and essays, earning recognition and acclaim for her insightful and thought-provoking writings that reflect on the challenges and experiences of women in Indian society. She also explores themes of identity, love, and individuality, using her stories to challenge traditional societal norms and expectations.To watch this extraordinary talk, visit our website at ubudwritersfestival.com/media...2024-02-161h 01
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionThe Roof Beneath Their Feet by Geetanjali ShreePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/778517to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Roof Beneath Their Feet
Author: Geetanjali Shree
Narrator: Mala Mangla, Anuj Datta
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 11 minutes
Release date: February 13, 2024
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
In this beautifully crafted novel, roofs have a special place; they are meant for wild things, for romance and for play, they are places to dry pickles and grains while exchanging gossip about quiet caresses. But above all, they are realms of freedom. In The Roof Beneath their Feet, Chachcho and Lalna use their roofs to build a friendship that transcends time...2024-02-135h 11
Escape Into a New Chapter With Full AudiobookRoof Beneath Their Feet Audiobook by Geetanjali ShreeListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 778517
Title: Roof Beneath Their Feet
Author: Geetanjali Shree
Narrator: Anuj Datta, Mala Mangla
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:11:14
Language: English
Release date: 02-13-24
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Health & Wellness, Marriage & Family, Literary Fiction, Death & Bereavement
Summary:
In this beautifully crafted novel, roofs have a special place; they are meant for wild things, for romance and for play, they are places to dry pickles and grains while exchanging gossip about quiet caresses. But above all, they are realms of freedom. In The Roof Beneath their Feet, Chachcho...2024-02-135h 11Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Relationships & IntimacyThe Roof Beneath Their Feet by Geetanjali ShreePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/778517to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Roof Beneath Their Feet
Author: Geetanjali Shree
Narrator: Mala Mangla, Anuj Datta
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 11 minutes
Release date: February 13, 2024
Genres: Relationships & Intimacy
Publisher's Summary:
In this beautifully crafted novel, roofs have a special place; they are meant for wild things, for romance and for play, they are places to dry pickles and grains while exchanging gossip about quiet caresses. But above all, they are realms of freedom. In The Roof Beneath their Feet, Chachcho and Lalna use their roofs to build a friendship that transcends time...2024-02-135h 11
Raccontati Libri - 4/Quarti4/quarti -Rossetti, Bergelson, Shree, Mortimer: i libri più interessanti questa settBentornati!
Andiamo a scoprire insieme la mia selezione dei libri novità arrivati in libreria questa settimana:
- la fabbrica delle ragazze di @rossetti.ilaria_ , @libribompiani
- alla fine della storia di Dovid Bergelson, @marsilioeditori
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Majhdhaar / मझधार : Literature to be cherishedEp 48 रेत समाधि - गीतांजलि श्री / Ret Samadhi - Geetanjali Shree“रेत समाधि” उपन्यास 2018 में प्रकाशन के तुरंत बाद से ही अपने अनूठे कथानक और बिल्कुल नयी भाषा शैली के कारण हिंदी साहित्य की दुनिया में चर्चा में रहा है।
इस के अंग्रेज़ी अनुवाद Tomb of Sand को सन् 2022 का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय बुकर पुरस्कार मिलने के बाद विश्व भर में सुधी पाठकों ने इसे सराहा है।
आज के एपिसोड में इस उपन्यास के दो अंश आप के लिये प्रस्तुत हैं - सुनिये।
The novel “Ret Samadhi” has been in the news in the world of Hindi literature since its publication in 2018 due to its unique plot and completely new language style.
Its English translation Tomb of Sand has been appreciated by attentive readers all over the world after it received the International Booker Prize for 2022.
In today's episode, I read out two excerpts from this novel. Go ahead and have a listen.
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#bookerprize #hindi #hindiliterature2024-01-2723 min
Αρμυρίκια & ΤαράτσεςReading list: 24 βιβλία για το 2024Ένας τρόπος υπάρχει για να ξεκινήσει το 2024: Με μια ολοκαίνουρια, πλούσια, και εξαιρετικά φιλόδοξη λίστα με τα βιβλία που στοχεύεις να γεμίσεις την νέα χρονιά! Η λίστα περιλαμβάνει φρέσκα βιβλία, βιβλία από όλο τον κόσμο, non-fiction βιβλία, αυτομυθοπλασίες, μεγάλα βιβλία, πολύ μεγάλα βιβλία, βιβλία με νόμπελ.Τα 24 βιβλία για το 2024:Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow - Gabrielle ZevinΧρονοκαταφύγιο - Georgi GospodinovΟι Νετανιάχου - Joshua CohenProphet Song - Paul LynchΤάφος στην άμμο - Geetanjali ShreeAmericanah - Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieH μοναχοκόρη - Guadalupe NettelΗ εποχή των τυφώνων - Fernanda MelchorBonsai - Alejandro ZambraΠώς έγινα καλόγρια - Cesar AiraAn Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter - Cesar AiraThe Art of the Publisher - Roberto CalassoOn Photography - Susan SontagΣπουδή στο μπλε - Maggie NelsonSculpting in Time - Andrei TarkovskyΈνας ερωτευμένος άντρας - Karl KnausgårdΔεύτερο Σπίτι - Rachel CuskAliens & Anorexia - Chris KrausBreasts and Eggs - Mieko KawakamiLeaving the Atocha Station - Ben LernerΤαξίδι στην άκρη της νύχτας - Louis-Ferdinand CélineΣταυροδρόμια - Jonathan FranzenΤο ουράνιο τόξο της βαρύτητας - Thomas PynchonΤο Αρχέγονο και άλλοι καιροί - Olga Tokarczuk------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Επεισόδια στο email σου ΕΔΩΜανώλης: instagram.com/manolis_babl2024-01-2330 min
Literatur Radio Hörbahn"Mai" von Geetanjali Shree - Rezension von Miriam Seidler - Literaturkritik.deEmanzipation auf IndischDer bereits vor 30 Jahren geschriebene Generationenroman „Mai“ der indischen Autorin Geetanjali Shree zeigt den schwierigen Umgang mit dem kolonialen Erbe (Hördauer 14 Minuten)
Das Verhältnis der Generationen zueinander ist meist kein einfaches. Vor besondere Herausforderungen wird es gestellt, wenn eine traditionelle Segmentierung der Gesellschaft die Geschlechter oder gesellschaftliche Gruppen strikt voneinander abgrenzt. Ein Wandlungsprozess ist in der indischen Gesellschaft mit der Unabhängigkeit von der Kolonialmacht England 1947 angestoßen worden und auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen noch lange nicht abgeschlossen. Die indische Autorin Geetanjali Shree zeichnet die Auswirkung dieses Prozesses in ihrem bereits vor 30 Jahren e...2024-01-0914 min
Extra SaltyIs English the Best Language of Them All?Amrita Ghosh and Bhakti Shringarpure discuss the supremacy of the English language in South Asia. While there is immense pride in mother tongues and local languages, it is hard to imagine career and business success, literary and cultural currency, and social mobility without fluency in English. Can our polyglot subcontinent ever shake off this colonial domination over our minds and lives? Guest Daisy Rockwell won the International Booker Prize in 2022 for her translation of Hindi writer Geetanjali Shree’s novel Tomb of Sand into English. This prestigious award spurred debates about the ways in which it was English, after all...2024-01-0449 min
Escape Into a New Chapter With Full AudiobookEmpty Space Audiobook by Geetanjali ShreeListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 741392
Title: Empty Space
Author: Geetanjali Shree
Narrator: Kayan Dadyburjor
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:15:47
Language: English
Release date: 12-05-23
Publisher: Random House (Audio)
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Health & Wellness, Political Thriller, Death & Bereavement
Summary:
A bomb explodes in a university cafe, claiming the lives of nineteen students. The Empty Space begins with the identification of those nineteen dead. The mother who enters the cafe last to identify the nineteenth body brings home her dead eighteen-year-old son packed in a box, as well as the of the sole survivor e...2023-12-057h 15
The Booker Prize PodcastA Halloween Special: Cursed Bunny by Bora ChungSpooky season is upon us. While the Booker Prizes' archive might not be filled to the rafters with tales of horror, Bora Chung's Cursed Bunny is certainly ghostly and horrifying – a perfect read for this time of year. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022, Cursed Bunny, translated from Korean to English by Anton Hur, presents a collection of fantastically surreal stories that address the very real horrors of capitalism and the patriarchy.In this episode Jo and James talk about:
Their own Halloween traditions
Bora Chung and her background in writing
The un...2023-10-1940 min
One Bright BookBonus Episode #2: In Conversation with Anton HurThis second bonus episode of the podcast is a conversation that Rebecca and Frances recently had with writer and translator, Anton Hur. We are excited to share that Anton is the first guest we have had on One Bright Book! His insights into translation and the role of the translator were direct and honest, revealing both surprises and calls for action to improve the landscape of the craft. Books mentioned: Toward Eternity by Anton Hur Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung, translated from the Korean by Anton Hur Love in the Big City by Sang...2023-10-091h 04
DIRECT TALK(VISION VIBES) | NHK WORLD-JAPANA Story Beyond Boundaries: Geetanjali Shree / Novelist
The first Indian author to win the Booker Prize talks about crossing "boundaries," a major message of her novel.
Here's what we talk about in this episode: Art, Communication, Creativity, Culture, Diversity, Gender, History, Inspiration, Literature, Multicultural, Self
Check out the video version of this episode from the interview series DIRECT TALK.https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/tag/183/
Thanks for tuning into this episode of DIRECT TALK. Be sure to visit our website.And if you know someone who you think would enjoy this episode...2023-09-2110 min
Keep It FictionalCelebrate National Translation Month 2023This episode is dedicated to all the amazing translators out there who made it possible for readers of all languages to read stories from around the world. Thank you so much for all your hard work! Please pick up a book in translation this month!
Books mentioned on this National Translation Month episode: The Plotters by Un-Su Kim and translated by Sora Kim-Russell, Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri and translated by Morgan Giles, Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree and translated by Daisy Rockwell, and The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón and t...2023-09-1947 min
HarshaneeyamConversation with Daisy Rockwell (Hindi)Daisy Rockwell is a translator and an artist. She has translated many 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 2021 translation of Geetanjali Shree's Tomb of Sand was the first South Asian book to win the International Booker Prize. Rockwell was awarded the 2023 Vani Foundation Distinguished Translator Award by the Vani Foundation and Teamwork Arts during the 2023 edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival.Tomb of Sand also won her the 2022 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.Rockwell has been a student of Hindi, Latin, French...2023-09-0451 min
mangan kodok[Pdf] [download] Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree [Pdf] [download] Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree Read Online Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Tomb of Sand for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://jangkrikbossa.blogspot.com/58703758-tomb-of-sand **Download Book Here ==> https://jangkrikbossa.blogspot.com/58703758-tomb-of-sand Book Synopsis : An eighty-year-old woman slips into a deep depression at the death of her husband, then resurfaces to gain a new lease on life. Her determination to fly in the...2023-09-0100 min
mangan nangka[Pdf] [download] Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree [Pdf] [download] Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree Read Online Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Tomb of Sand for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://jangkrikbossa.blogspot.com/58703758-tomb-of-sand **Download Book Here ==> https://jangkrikbossa.blogspot.com/58703758-tomb-of-sand Book Synopsis : An eighty-year-old woman slips into a deep depression at the death of her husband, then resurfaces to gain a new lease on life. Her determination to fly in the...2023-09-0100 min
mangan beton[Pdf] [download] Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree [Pdf] [download] Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree Read Online Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Tomb of Sand for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://jangkrikbossa.blogspot.com/58703758-tomb-of-sand **Download Book Here ==> https://jangkrikbossa.blogspot.com/58703758-tomb-of-sand Book Synopsis : An eighty-year-old woman slips into a deep depression at the death of her husband, then resurfaces to gain a new lease on life. Her determination to fly in the...2023-09-0100 min
mangan beton[Pdf] [download] Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree [Pdf] [download] Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree Read Online Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Tomb of Sand for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://jangkrikbossa.blogspot.com/58703758-tomb-of-sand **Download Book Here ==> https://jangkrikbossa.blogspot.com/58703758-tomb-of-sand Book Synopsis : An eighty-year-old woman slips into a deep depression at the death of her husband, then resurfaces to gain a new lease on life. Her determination to fly in the...2023-09-0100 min
mangan walang[Pdf] [download] Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree[Pdf] [download] Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree Read Online Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook Tomb of Sand for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://jangkrikbossa.blogspot.com/58703758-tomb-of-sand **Download Book Here ==> https://jangkrikbossa.blogspot.com/58703758-tomb-of-sand Book Synopsis : An eighty-year-old woman slips into a deep depression at the death of her husband, then resurfaces to gain a new lease on life. Her determination to fly in the face of convention – including striking up a friendship with a hij...2023-09-0110 min
South Asian Films and BooksGeetanjali ShreeIn this episode, I talk with the award-winning Hindi language writer Geetanjali Shree, about her latest novel Tomb of Sand which won the 2022 International Booker Prize.2023-08-0957 min
Books and Beyond with Bound5.22 Chitra Divakaruni: Meet Phenomenal Indian Women Through Partition, Migration, and MythologyFind out the nuances of writing feminist mythological retellings and historical fiction from the master storyteller, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni! Join Tara and Michelle as they talk to her about her inspirations, her writing process, and her latest book ‘Independence’, which is a story of three sisters during the Partition of India and West Bengal. What is her origin story as a writer? How does she decide what stories to write? How did she navigate through the limitations of mythology to create strong women characters? Tune in to find o...2023-06-061h 00