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Time of India
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Heart Lamp's 12 stories to be published separately in Kannada
Mysuru: The 12 short stories featured in 'Heart Lamp', which won the International Booker Prize 2025, will be published as a book 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.
The Hindu
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
1,000 new copies of Banu Mushtaq's Kannada original to be reprinted
The demand for the Kannada book, 'Haseena Mattu Itara Kathegalu,' the original compilation of short stories of whose English translation won the International Booker Prize for Kannada writer and advocate Banu Mushtaq, has increased since the announcement of the award. This has prompted the Mysuru-based publishers, Abhiruchi Prakashana to reprint 1,000 new books of the original collection. The book was first published in 2013 by Abhiruchi Prakashana and has been sold out over the years. 'After 'Heart Lamp' was shortlisted for the Booker Prize about 15 days ago, 1,000 new copies were reprinted. While 300 copies sold out after the shortlisting, the rest were sold out in the last two days after the announcement of the award. 'Now, 1,000 new copies will be made available from Tuesday, and they will have 'Booker Prize winner' on the cover page,' said Ganesh M., founder of Abhiruchi Prakashana. He also said that there is a huge demand for the book in the stores as well as online markets. With the book being sold out in major bookstores, readers are borrowing it from others. 'I wanted to read all the works of Banu Mushtaq and went to buy it, and could not find it anywhere. I have asked a friend who already has a copy to give it to me after he finishes reading,' said Chandrakanth J., an avid reader of Kannada literature from the city. 'Heart Lamp' is a collection of 12 short stories of Banu Mushtaq written between 1990 and 2023, translated into English by Deepa Bhashti.
