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Geetanjali Shree
Geetanjali Shree is an Indian novelist and short-story writer, born in Uttar Pradesh, India in 1957, who works primarily in her native language, Hindi. Over the course of her expansive career, Shree has published five novels and several short stories, garnering critical acclaim for her contribution to contemporary Hindi fiction. Shree is known for her experimental writing style, feminist narratives, and uniquely poetic prose; her works have been translated into several languages and have often generated immense praise within the international literary community. For her novel Tomb of Sand, Shree was awarded the 2022 International Booker Prize.

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