Lit in Translation

Banu Mushtaq

ಬಾನು ಮುಷ್ತಾಕ್

Born 1948 · India

In English
1 of 1

Books on prize lists

  • In English

    International Booker 2025 · Winner

    Heart Lamp

    Heart Lamp

    Banu Mushtaq · 77 when first published

    Short stories · 192 pages

    Translated by Deepa Bhasthi

    AI-generated summary:Twelve stories from three decades of writing about the women of the author's community in South India, told in everyday speech and mixing endurance, resistance and satire with a sense of sisterhood under patriarchy.