Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp: Selected Stories, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, won the International Booker Prize in 2025 . It was announced on May 20, 2025 .
key facts about the 2025 International Booker Prize:
- The judging panel was chaired by English writer Max Porter and included Caleb Femi, Sana Goyal, Anton Hur, and Beth Orton .
- All 13 writers on the longlist were first-time nominees .
- Heart Lamp is the first book translated from Kannada to be nominated for the prize . Kannada is spoken by approximately 65 million people .
- Deepa Bhasthi is the first Indian translator to win the award .
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