💨 Abstract

Banu Mushtaq's short story collection "Heart Lamp" won the 2025 International Booker Prize, the first Kannada title to achieve this honor. Mushtaq, along with translator Deepa Bhasthi, received the £50,000 prize at a ceremony in London. The collection was praised for its vivid and moving portrayal of family and community tensions. The annual prize celebrates the best translated works of fiction published in the UK and Ireland.

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