| 1. Daisy Rockwell is an American writer and translator of Hindi and Urdu-language literature. |
| 2. She grew up in a creative environment since she was born into a family of artists. |
| 3. A translation seminar by A.K. Ramanujan at the beginning of her graduate school sparked Rockwell's interest in Hindi. |
| 4. In India, she wrote a thesis on the Indian novelist Upendranath Ashk after meeting professor Susanne Rudolph. |
| 5. Rockwell spent two decades translating Upendranath Ashk’s Hindi novel 'Girti Divare' into English as 'Falling Walls.' |
| 6. She authored the book 'Upendranath Ashk: A Critical Biography' in 2004. |
| 7. 'The Little Book of Terror,' a collection of paintings and essays on the Global War, was published by Foxhead Books in 2012. |
| 8. Rockwell's novel 'Taste' was published in 2014, exploring the character Daniel's journey for answers about his past. |
| 9. In 2016, she translated Bhisham Sahni's novel 'Tamas' from Hindi to English. |
| 10. Her translation of Khadija Mastur’s Urdu novel 'Aangan' was published as 'The Women’s Courtyard' in 2018. |
| 11. Rockwell translated Krishna Sobti’s biographical novel into English as 'A Gujarat Here, a Gujarat There' in 2019. |
| 12. She also translated other works by Upendranath Ashk and Khadija Mastur. |
| 13. In 2021, Rockwell translated Geetanjali Shree’s Hindi novel 'Ret Samadhi' to 'Tomb of Sand' in English. |
| 14. She is a skilled painter who shares her art on Flickr. |
| 15. On 26 April 2022, 'Tomb of Sand' won the International Booker Prize, with Rockwell and Geetanjali Shree sharing the 50,000 pounds prize. |
| 16. Daisy Rockwell occasionally enjoys consuming alcoholic beverages. |
| 17. She is the granddaughter of the painter, illustrator, and author Norman Rockwell. |
| 18. She currently lives in Vermont. |
| 19. Upcoming publications include the novel 'Alice Sees Ghosts' (Bloomsbury India, 2025), poetry collection 'Mixed Metaphors' (Bloomsbury India, 2026), and memoir 'Our Friend, Art' (Pushkin Press, 2027). |
