Heart Lamp's 12 stories to be published separately in Kannada
Abhiruchi Ganesh of the city-based Abhiruchi Prakashana, who originally published 'Haseena Mattu Itara Kathegalu', the Kannada story collection of acclaimed writer Banu Mushtaq where these stories were first published, said he will publish the 12 short stories in 'Heart Lamp' separately.
These stories include Black Cobras, Be a Woman Once, Oh Lord, and Heart Lamp (Edeya Hanate).
Meanwhile, the demand for 'Haseena Mattu Itara Kathegalu', which brought Booker laurels to Kannada, has skyrocketed with 450 copies sold on May 21, hours after the announcement of the award. Around 700 copies of this book were sold in two days.
According to Ganesh, the Kannada short story collection, a 584-page book, was first published in 2013.
Ganesh, who came to the publishing industry as per the advice of the late activist and Kannada professor K Ramdas, said he did 17 odd jobs before becoming a publisher. "I took this responsibility to support the progressive movements in Karnataka," he explained to TOI.
"Banu Mushtaq's work was first published in 2013 with 1,000 copies. A few weeks ago, we published the second edition with 1,000 copies. As all copies sold in 15 days, the third edition is coming out this Wednesday. In this edition, we are printing 2,000 copies. But the demand is for over 3,500 copies. So, a fourth edition will also come," he explained.
Ganesh explained that a few more books of Banu are also lined up in the coming days.
"The latest edition will also include her latest story collection Hennu Haddina Svayamvara. The book will have 776 pages," he explained.
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