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Heart Lamp: Selected Stories (International Booker Prize Winner)

By Banu Mushtaq, Deepa Bhasthi (Translator)
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By Banu Mushtaq, Deepa Bhasthi (Translator)
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A powerful exploration of systemic oppressions of women and their enduring resilience told from an insider's perspective. Making literary history, Mushtag's rich tapestry of stories translated from the Kannada language won the 2025 International Booker Prize.

Winner of the 2025 International Booker Prize

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Gregg Barios Book in Translation Prize

A monumental first collection in English from Banu Mushtaq: lawyer, activist, champion of Muslim women, and winner of India’s highest literary honors.

In the twelve stories of Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India. Published originally in the Kannada language between 1990 and 2023...

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