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- And Other Stories
- Length
- ≈ 192 pages
- Reading time
- 5–7 hours
- ISBN
- 9781916751163
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What is this book about?
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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