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Deepa Bhasthi and Banu Mushtaq International Booker Prize 2025 winners

Heart Lamp wins the International Booker Prize 2025

Banu Mushtaq’s book, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, becomes the first collection of short stories and the first title originally written in Kannada to win the prize. Find out more here

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Everything you need to know about Heart Lamp, winner of the International Booker Prize 2025

As Heart Lamp becomes the first short-story collection to win the International Booker Prize, here’s everything you need to know about the book, its author and translator

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Heart Lamp

Reading guide: Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi

Heart Lamp

An extract from Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi

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An interview with Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi, author and translator of Heart Lamp

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Winner The International Booker Prize 2025

Heart Lamp

By: Banu Mushtaq
Translated by: Deepa Bhasthi
Published by: And Other Stories

Heart Lamp is the winner of the International Booker Prize 2025. In 12 stories, Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India

The ceremony in pictures

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Banu Mushtaq reacts to the news that Heart Lamp has won the International Booker Prize 2025

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Banu Mushtaq hugs Deepa Bhasthi after Heart Lamp wins the International Booker Prize 2025

Banu Mushtaq hugs Deepa Bhasthi after Heart Lamp wins the International Booker Prize 2025

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Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi holding their International Booker Prize trophies

Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi holding their International Booker Prize trophies

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Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi holding their International Booker Prize trophies

2025 winners Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi holding their International Booker Prize trophies

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The International Booker Prize 2025 winners and judges at the ceremony

The International Booker Prize 2025 winners and judges at the ceremony in London

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Max Porter giving a speech at a podium at the International Booker Prize ceremony

Chair of the judges, Max Porter gives his speech at the International Booker Prize ceremony 2025

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Gaby Wood at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

Gaby Wood, Chief Executive of the Booker Prize Foundation, at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Beth Orton performs at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Sophie Hughes and Vincenzo Latronico at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

Shortlistees Sophie Hughes and Vincenzo Latronico at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Vincent Delecroix and Helen Stevenson at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

Shortlistees Vincent Delecroix and Helen Stevenson at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Mark Hutchinson and Anne Serre at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

Shortlistees Mark Hutchinson and Anne Serre at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Hiromi Kawakami and Asa Yoneda at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

Shortlistees Hiromi Kawakami and Asa Yoneda at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Barbara J Haveland and Solvej Balle at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

Shortlistees Barbara J Haveland and Solvej Balle at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Michael Hofmann and Jenny Erpenbeck at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

2024 winners Michael Hofmann and Jenny Erpenbeck at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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International Booker Prize 2025 judge, Sana Goyal at the prize ceremony

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International Booker Prize 2025 judge, Anton Hur at the prize ceremony

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Author Karl Ove Knausgård at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Abigail Morris, singer with The Last Dinner Party, at the International Booker Prize 2025

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Comedian Shabaz Ali at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Tom Ogden, singer with the band Blossoms, at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Booker Prize 2024 Chair of judges Edmund de Waal at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Author and psychotherapist Philippa Perry at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Comedian Phil Wang at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Actress, comedian and author Jessie Cave at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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Influencer and YouTuber Jack Edwards at the International Booker Prize 2025 ceremony

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