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What's next for Banu Mushtaq? An autobiography by year-end

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July 20, 2025

"My autobiography will be ready by December. I've been through a lot, I'll say it there," she said to much laughter, while speaking to the audience at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, on her first visit to Delhi after returning from London with the 2025 International Booker prize.

- PARAMITA GHOSH @ New Delhi

What's next for Banu Mushtaq? An autobiography by year-end

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