Indian writer Banu Mushtaq is the first Kannada language author to win the International Booker Prize, and her book " Heart ...

Banu Mushtaq, winner of the International Booker Prize, is not only a celebrated writer but also a committed activist and ...

The writer and advocate Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi have won this year's International Booker Prize for their book Heart Lamp. The book is the first short story collection to win the ...

Banu Mushtaq, author of "Heart Lamp," right, and Deepa Bhasthi hold the trophies after winning the International Booker Prize, in London, Tuesday, May 20, 2025.(Alberto Pezzali/AP) ...

Books | NPR 'Heart Lamp' wins International Booker, with stories of India's Muslim women and girls. The major writing prize awards the best fiction translated into English.

Indian writer Banu Mushtaq is the first Kannada language author to win the International Booker Prize, and her book “Heart Lamp” is also the first short story collection to do so. “Heart Lamp” ...

"So the English in Heart Lamp is an English with a very deliberate Kannada hum to it." The judges for this year's prize had to whittle the list down from 154 books submitted by publishers.