📚 *Banu Mushtaq: Much More Than a Booker* Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp has made history as the first short story collection to win the International Booker Prize. But her story goes far beyond the prize. A Muslim woman from Karnataka writing in Kannada, defying expectations of language, gender, and community—Mushtaq’s voice illuminates the unseen and unheard. Her work reminds us: no story is too small, and every voice matters. Read the full feature by *Irfan Chowdhury* on Sapan News: 🔗 https://sapannews.com/2025/05/29/banu-mushtaq-much-more-than-a-booker/ #sapanbookshelf #heartlamp #banumushtaq #internationalbooker2025 #southasianstories Join Sapan News on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/p/DKRD5IpISMo/?igsh=MTBiMjR0a2E0aTU3aw== Also please follow Sapan's Whatsapp channel for regular updates