JOIN / SIGN IN

Welcome to Foyalty

Earn a Foyalty Stamp for every £10 you spend in our shops or online*

Every 10 Foyalty Stamps you earn adds £10 to your Foyalty Balance

Spend your Foyalty Balance in our shops or online, with no minimum redemption*

*Exclusions apply, see full T&Cs for details.

Learn More

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Heart Lamp: Selected Stories

Banu Mushtaq (author), Deepa Bhasthi (translator)

Paperback Published on: 08/04/2025

£14.99

7 reviews

Free UK delivery on orders over £25, otherwise £2.99

In stock
Usually dispatched within 1-2 days

Make and edit your lists in your account

Check click & collect stock near you
Collect today: Pay in shop

In stock
Usually dispatched within 1-2 days

Check click & collect stock near you
Collect today: Pay in shop

Bookseller Reviews

View all

Profound, Heart-Wrenching and Insightful

Exploring the gorgeous chorus of voices that make up 'Heart Lamp' feels a little like stepping into an unknown pair of shoes. We can experience where anoth... READ MORE

Meg S

A Collection That Changed My Mind!!

This collection has completely changed my relationship with short stories! Over the years, I have come to find that short story collections haven’t been f... READ MORE

Rezaul Kayyum

Synopsis

In the twelve stories of Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India.

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.

Publisher information

Publisher: And Other Stories
ISBN: 9781916751163
Number of pages: 192
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
Weight: 178g
Languages: English

Customer Reviews

View all

A refreshingly different glimpse into a women’s world in a part of India

I’ve just finished reading this book. The stories are all told from a woman’s perspective in a routinely misogynist culture. Some stories work better than ... READ MORE

Heather Rogers

International Booker Winner 2025

Heart Lamp is a selection of short stories and I purchased this the morning after it won the International Booker 2025. The stories will open your eyes to... READ MORE

Fiona Sharp

Heart Lamp: Selected Stories (Paperback) Banu Mushtaq

If you want a story written from a female Muslim point of view, which relates the harsh, still-prevailing treatment of women, then this book is for you! I... READ MORE

Darren May

Beautiful book

It’s a shame that others who have reviewed the book started reading it without knowing what it was about. It’s a beautiful book on life of Muslim women in ... READ MORE

Swaroop Jagadeesh

I really wanted to like this book and may go back and try again but I gave up

I bought the book on the back of the great reviews - I wanted a glimpse into another world, the world of women in another culture, but I really struggled w... READ MORE

Sally Howell