Heart Lamp: Selected Stories
by Banu Mushtaq
Recorded edition: And Other Stories · 2025 · ISBN 9781916751163 · Edition source
Approximately 192 pages
Estimated reading time: 5–7 hours at 30–40 pages per hour; edition and reading pace affect this estimate.
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Heart Lamp brings together twelve stories by Banu Mushtaq about Muslim women’s lives in southern India. Deepa Bhasthi translated the collection from Kannada into English. The book received the International Booker Prize in 2025, an award shared by author and translator.
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