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The writer and advocate Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi have won this year's International Booker Prize for their book Heart Lamp. The book is the first short story collection to win the ...
Banu Mushtaq’s “Heart Lamp,” translated by Deepa Bhasthi, ... Established in 2005, the International Booker Prize was originally awarded to an author for their entire body of work, ...
Banu Mushtaq, the trailblazing Indian author who made history in May by winning the International Booker Prize for her novel Heart Lamp, says the award marks a collective victory – for literature, for ...
Banu Mushtaq’s “Heart Lamp” has won the International Booker Prize, the first collection of short fiction to do so. Translated by Deepa Bhasthi, it is also the first book originally ...
In a night of many firsts, Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp (And Other Stories), translated from the Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, won the 2025 International Booker Prize.. Announced the night of May 20 in ...
Mysore/Mysuru:  The opening session of the 9th Mysuru Literature Festival set the tone for a thought-provoking weekend with a ...
Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to preside over 88th Sahitya Sammelana in Ballari this December, says Kannada Sahitya ...
With 'Heart Lamp' now standing alongside major international titles, Banu Mushtaq is set to attend the Booker Prize ceremony at the Tate Modern in London on May 20.
CHENNAI -- Global interest in literature written in Kannada and other Indian regional languages is likely to rise ...
Kannada Author Banu Mushtaq’s ‘Heart Lamp’ On International Booker Shortlist. Photo: Booker Prize. India-West News Desk. NEW DELHI – Heart Lamp: Selected Stories, a searing collection by ...
Max Porter, Chair of the 2025 International Booker Prize judges, praised Heart Lamp as a standout from the outset. “This was the book the judges really loved, right from our first reading,” he ...
Banu Mushtaq’s “Heart Lamp” has won the International Booker Prize, the first collection of short fiction to do so. Translated by Deepa Bhasthi, it is also the first book originally ...