An author should be judged by work, not award: Geetanjali Shree
By: admin | Oct. 4, 2022, 4:26 p.m.
"No writer is inferior to any other…an author should be judged by his/her writing and not by awards/acknowledgment,” said Geetanjali Shree, who won the International Booker Prize this year for her book ‘Ret Samadhi’s’ English version ‘Sand of Tomb’’ translated by Daisy Rockwell.
She was speaking while being honored with the ‘Ram Advani Award 2022’ during a ceremony that marked 10 years of ‘Metaphor’ – the lit fest organized by Lucknow Expressions Society here on Monday.
The writer also spoke about Ram Advani, bookseller and a bibliophile from Lucknow, and said: “I never got an opportunity to meet him personally, but have heard a lot about him…it’s my pleasure to be acknowledged by his name.”
