Banu Mushtaq’s “Heart Lamp” has won the International Booker Prize, the first collection of short fiction to do so.

Banu Mushtaq’s “Heart Lamp,” translated by Deepa Bhasthi, had received little notice in Britain or the United States before Tuesday. Now, it’s won the major award for translated fiction.

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

Banu Mushtaq’s quietly powerful collection of ... This comes through in the vignettes collected in Heart Lamp. At the centre of this work is great compassion for the women Mushtaq brings to ...

Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp' becomes the first Kannada book to win the International Booker Prize. This anthology of short ...

Banu Mushtaq, a Kannada writer, has been awarded the International Booker Prize 2025 for her short story collection, Heart Lamp. Deepa Bhasthi translated the book from Kannada to English.

"Heart Lamp" is the first book written in the Kannada language to win the prestigious prize. Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi have won the International Booker Prize for ...

Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp' becomes the first Kannada title to win the International Booker Prize. Her collection of short ...

lawyer and activist Banu Mushtaq has made history by becoming the first author writing in the Kannada language to win the International Booker prize with her short story anthology, Heart Lamp.

PREMIUM Kannada writer-lawyer-activist Banu Mushtaq has won the International Booker prize for the short story anthology, Heart Lamp.((X/KiranKS)) The winning book, Heart Lamp – a collection of ...

In winning the International Booker Prize for 2025, Banu Mushtaq has scripted history on several counts. Her book Heart Lamp, translated from the Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, is the first collection ...