Bibliograph

Tomb of sand, a novel, Geetanjali Shree ; translated by Daisy Rockwell

Type

Label

Tomb of sand, a novel, Geetanjali Shree ; translated by Daisy Rockwell

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Tomb of sand

Oclc number

1330405180

Responsibility statement

Geetanjali Shree ; translated by Daisy Rockwell

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Eighty-year-old Ma slips into a deep depression after the death of her husband. Despite her family's cajoling, she refuses to leave her bed. Her responsible eldest son and dutiful daughter-in-law attend to her every need, while her favorite grandson, the cheerful and gregarious Sid, tries to lift her spirits with his guitar. But it is only after Sid's younger brother - Serious Son, a young man pathologically incapable of laughing - brings his grandmother a sparkling golden cane covered with butterflies that things begin to change. With a new lease on life thanks to the magic of the cane, Ma gets out of bed and embarks on a series of adventures that baffles even her unconventional feminist daughter, Beti. She ditches her cumbersome saris, develops a close friendship with a hijra, and sets off on a faithful journey that will turn the family's understanding of themselves upside down

Target audience

adult

Classification