A Feminist Study of Geetanjali Shree's Tomb of Sand

Abstract

A renowned Indian writer and the International Booker Prize winner
(2022) Geetanjali Shree (1957-) is a prominent novelist in
Commonwealth literature who explores various themes in her novels.
The portrayal of the conditions of women in a patriarchal society has
been the subject of many Commonwealth writers and Shree is no
exception. Her novels throw a light on issues such as gender
discrimination, exploitation and suppression of women in a maledominated
society. The present paper is an attempt to analyse her
recently published novel Tomb of Sand from a feminist perspective. The
novel is a family saga that depicts how its female protagonist becomes
selfish at the age of eighty and crosses the border to find a meaning of
life. It also throws a light on the psychological impact of pains and
sufferings on women. The paper explores how the female characters in
the novel challenge gender stereotypes and try to break tradition in their
own ways.