Winner of the International Booker Prize: “Heart Lamp" is a collection of stories about Indian Muslim women’s daily struggles with bothersome husbands, mothers and religious leaders. A Manga Megastar ...

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Lawyer Banu Mushtaq, from Karnataka (India), is the first to win this award. Her short story collection Heart Lamp is ...

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The stories in Heart Lamp are tight, clean and elegant. They manifest Mushtaq’s talent as a writer. The name, Heart Lamp, is also symbolic. It otherwise means a heart-shaped lamp used as a decorative ...

Banu Mushtaq's Heart Lamp wins International Booker Prize, showcasing the power of Kannada literature through translation.

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