Who is the author of the book 'Heart Lamp', which was awarded the International Booker Prize, 2025?

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b) Banu Mushtaq

Explanation

• Banu Mushtaq won the International Booker Prize 2025 for her short story collection Heart Lamp (originally titled Edeya Hanate in Kannada).
• The book was translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi.
• This historic win marks the first time a work translated from Kannada and the first short story collection has ever won this prestigious award.

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• The prize money of £50,000 is split equally between the author and the translator.
• The book features 12 stories written over three decades that chronicle the everyday lives of women in patriarchal Muslim communities in southern India.
• Banu Mushtaq is also a lawyer, journalist, and women's rights activist based in Karnataka.

Ohter Indian Winners:

• 2022: Geetanjali Shree became the first Indian winner for Tomb of Sand (originally Ret Samadhi in Hindi), translated by Daisy Rockwell.

Difference from "The Booker Prize":

• The Booker Prize: Awarded to books originally written in English.
• The International Booker Prize: Awarded to books translated into English from another language.