# Is "Heart Lamp" by Banu Mushtaq (trans. Deepa Bhasthi) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq (trans. Deepa Bhasthi) (And Other Stories, 2025) is identified by: First edition of this English collection, full title 'Heart Lamp: Selected Stories,' And Other Stories, 2025 (twelve Kannada stories, Bhasthi translation). The individual Kannada stories were written between 1990 and 2023.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition of this English collection, full title 'Heart Lamp: Selected Stories,' And Other Stories, 2025 (twelve Kannada stories, Bhasthi translation)
- Paperback original; the verso carries the dated 'first published by And Other Stories 2025' statement
- ISBN 9781916751163
- Winner of the 2025 International Booker Prize — the first short-story collection and the first work translated from Kannada to win, and And Other Stories' first win
- Publisher imprint reads And Other Stories
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Banu Mushtaq (trans. Deepa Bhasthi) |
| Publisher | And Other Stories |
| Year | 2025 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition of this English collection, full title 'Heart Lamp: Selected Stories,' And Other Stories, 2025 (twelve Kannada stories… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition of this English collection, full title 'Heart Lamp: Selected Stories,' And Other Stories, 2025 (twelve Kannada stories, Bhasthi translation). Paperback original; the verso carries the dated 'first published by And Other Stories 2025' statement. ISBN 9781916751163. Winner of the 2025 International Booker Prize — the first short-story collection and the first work translated from Kannada to win, and And Other Stories' first win.

## Is this the true first?
The individual Kannada stories were written between 1990 and 2023. The And Other Stories 2025 volume is a new selected-stories compilation and is the true first of this English collection (Bhasthi translation) and the prize-winning edition. As a very recent title, firsts are readily available.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Post-prize reprints and other-territory editions are distinguished by imprint and stated additional printings. No known book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Heart Lamp* by Banu Mushtaq (trans. Deepa Bhasthi) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/heart-lamp
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.