Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq
Heart Lamp is a collection of twelve short stories set in Muslim communities in southern India, focusing on the everyday lives of women and girls. Using a vivid, colloquial voice and dry, gentle humour, the stories portray family and community tensions through a diverse cast—children, grandmothers, clerics, brothers, husbands and, above all, mothers—exploring resilience and intimate struggles without revealing plot details.
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- Published
- 2024
- Nationality
- Unknown
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 215
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following 2 lists:
- 200th on The Greatest Books of 2025 - Honorable Mention (The Greatest Books)
- International Booker Prize (The Booker Prizes)