Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi have won the International Booker Prize for fiction for “Heart Lamp,” ...

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 ...

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

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 collection of 12 short stories, written over three decades, highlights marginalized voices resonating globally. Deepa ...

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 ...

Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp,' translated by Deepa Bhasti won the 2025 International Booker Prize. Banu Mushtaq’s short story collection “Heart Lamp” paved the way for her history-making ...

Banu Mushtaq, an Indian writer, has won the International Booker Prize for her Kannada short story collection, Heart Lamp, translated by Deepa Bhasthi. The anthology portrays the struggles of ...

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. The winner of the International Booker Prize will be announced later tonight. We have a special on the Booker books; we also read Adil ...