Heart lamp : selected stories /
In the twelve stories of 'Heart Lamp', Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India. Published originally in the Kannada language between 1990 and 2023, praised for their dry and gentle humour, these portraits of family and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Gurugram, India :
Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd.,
2025.
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| Classic Catalogue: | View this record in Classic Catalogue |
| Summary: | In the twelve stories of 'Heart Lamp', Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India. Published originally in the Kannada language between 1990 and 2023, praised for their dry and gentle humour, these portraits of family and community tensions have garnered both censure from conservative quarters as well India's most prestigious literary awards. |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the Kannada. |
| Physical Description: | 216 pages ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780143464471 |