’På væggen’ er et vidtfavnende og inspirerende værk om at blive sig selv ved at læse og lade egne erfaringer spejles i andres

lige dele desperat eksperiment og sørgmodig elegi

noget frugt og noget cremet og med lidt mælk i kanten

At have mistet eller at miste al den tid

Heart Lamp ’På væggen’ er et vidtfavnendeWinner of the 2025 International Booker PrizeIn 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 Indias most prestigious literary awards. A significant presence in Kannada literature, Banu Mushtaq reveals