Short Stories
Banu Mushtaq, a Kannada author and activist, has won the 2025 International Booker Prize for the English translation of her short story collection Heart Lamp. The award recognizes her decades-long body of work addressing patriarchy, prejudice, and resistance in southern India. As the second Indian winner and the first for a short story collection, the prize highlights translated fiction's global reach.
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Economist German Redel launches his debut book, Rosalí con tilde en la i and other stories, a collection of eleven tales alternating between the harsh rural pampa of Buenos Aires province and the introspective pulse of urban life. Influenced by authors like Borges and Hemingway, Redel transforms personal memories into raw, sensory narratives. The volume explores silences, violences, and unexpected reunions.