A Case of Exploding Mangoes
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A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
A Washington Post, Rocky Mountain News, Boston Globe Best Book of the Year Intrigue and subterfuge combine with bad luck and good in this darkly comic debut about love, betrayal, tyranny, family, and a conspiracy trying its damnedest to happen. Ali Shigri, Pakistan Air Force pilot and Silent Drill Commander of the Fury Squadron, is on a mission to avenge his father's suspicious death, which the government calls a suicide.Ali's target is none other than General Zia ul-Haq, dictator of Pakistani. Enlisting a rag-tag group of conspirators, including his cologne-bathed roommate, a hash-smoking American lieutenant, and a mango-besotted crow, Ali sets his elaborate plan in motion. There's only one problem: the line of would-be Zia assassins is longer than he could have possibly known.
Mohammed Hanif was born in Pakistan. After leaving the Pakistan Air Force Academy to pursue a career in journalism, he worked for Newsline, India Today, and The Washington Post. He has written plays for the stage and screen, including a critically acclaimed BBC drama and the feature film The Long Night. Hanif is a graduate of University of East Anglia's creative writing programme. He is currently head of BBC's Urdu Service and lives in London. READER BIO
Professional actress Nimra Bucha has acted on stage and radio in Pakistan and the UK. She was actively involved in and performed with Baang Theatre, an actor's collective in Pakistan before she moved to London. She has also acted in plays for BBC World Service and Radio 4 and was in the radio adaptation of Salman Rushdie's award-winning novel Midnight's Children.
Professional actress Nimra Bucha has acted on stage and radio in Pakistan and the UK. She was actively involved in and performed with Baang Theatre, an actor's collective in Pakistan before she moved to London. She has also acted in plays for BBC World Service and Radio 4 and was in the radio adaptation of Salman Rushdie's award-winning novel Midnight's Children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307388186 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307388182 |
| Title | A Case of Exploding Mangoes |
| Author | Mohammed Hanif |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2009-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Winner of Commonwealth Writers Prize of Europe and South Asia 2009 |
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