Heart lamp : selected stories
Call Number
- FICTION MUSH (CEN, OSH)
Languages
In English, translated from Kannada.
Publication Information
Sheffield : And Other Stories, 2025.
Physical Description
215 pages ; 21 cm
Uniform Title
Summary
Heart Lamp is a powerful collection of twelve stories by Banu Mushtaq, portraying the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India. Originally written in Kannada between 1990 and 2023, the stories blend wit, emotion, and sharp social critique. Drawing on her experience as a journalist and lawyer, Mushtaq explores themes of gender, caste, and religious oppression through vivid, relatable characters. Celebrated and controversial, this award-winning collection is a lasting testament to her literary and activist legacy.
Contents
- Stone slabs for Shaista Mahal
- Fire rain
- Black cobras
- A Decision of the heart
- Red lungi
- Heart lamp
- High-heeled shoe
- Soft whispers
- A Taste of heaven
- The Shroud
- The Arabic teacher and Gobi Manchuri
- Be a woman once, oh lord!