Inspired by encounters with women who came to her for help, each of Mushtaq’s stories introduces us to a different woman from a different family. What the women of Heart Lamp share is that their lives ...

International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq, renowned for capturing the lives of Indian women, views writing as essential as breathing. Her award-winning Kannada collection 'Heart Lamp' showcases ...

whose collection of stories Heart Lamp, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, has found a place in the long list for the International Booker Prize, 2025. Heart Lamp is one among the 13 books chosen by the ...

An extraordinary author-translator collaboration produced a book, “Heart Lamp,” that was lauded for enriching the English ...

It’s great that Heart Lamp has won a big literary prize. But now I have a problem. It’s one more book everybody is talking ...

Author and activist Banu Mushtaq's short story collection, 'Heart Lamp,' made history by winning the International Booker Prize. The award marks a significant achievement for Kannada literature, ...

Max Porter, Chair of the 2025 International Booker Prize judges, praised Heart Lamp as a standout from the outset. “This was ...

Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi have won the International Booker Prize for fiction for “Heart Lamp,” ...

Writer and activist Banu Mushtaq, 77, made history on Tuesday by winning the International Booker Prize for 'Heart Lamp', a short story collection originally written in Kannada.  This marks the first ...

It is the first time that the award has been given to a collection of short stories. "Heart Lamp" is the first book written ...

The Indian subcontinent and UK editions of 'Heart Lamp: Selected Stories.' Note: In the older format, the Man Booker International Prize – which recognised one writer for their achievement in ...

Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq’s story collection Heart Lamp is among the 13 books featured in this year’s International Booker Prize longlist. “The longlist of 13 books – 11 novels and two ...