Author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi on ‘Heart Lamp’, the first short-story collection to win the award ...

The stories portray Muslim women’s griefs and sanities, their material and immaterial assets and threats, and the ...

Karnataka author Banu Mushtaq, who won the International Booker Prize for fiction this year, said she dedicates the award to the country and hopes it will inspire more women to speak out for their ...

Indian writer, lawyer, and activist Banu Mushtaq has made literary history by winning the International Booker Prize for her ...

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

Heart Lamp, written by author, women’s rights activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq and translated by Deepa Bhasthi, has won the ...

The 77- year-old Indian activist is the first Kannada-language author to win the award, which also recognizes the work of ...

Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Heart ...

Banu Mushtaq wins for book ‘challenging Western stereotypes about Muslim life’ Source: Booker Prize Foundation ...

Banu Mushtaq, who is an Indian writer-lawyer and an activist, has created history by becoming the first Kannada writer to win ...

Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp, translated by Deepa Bhasthi and published by And Other Stories, is the first short story ...

The major writing prize awards the best fiction translated into English. Judges called Banu Mushtaq's short story collection ...