Häftad, Engelska, 2009
Case of Exploding Mangoes
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Beskrivning
**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE**'Exuberant and satirical: this is an angry comedy about Zia's brutal legacy to Pakistan' ObserverThere is an old saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. This is the story of one such plane.Why did a Hercules C130, the world's sturdiest plane, carrying Pakistan's military dictator General Zia ul Haq, go down on 17 August, 1988? Was it because of:1.Mechanical failure2.Human error3.The CIA's impatience4.A blind woman's curse5.Generals not happy with their pension plans6.The mango seasonOr could it be your narrator, Ali Shigri?A Case of Exploding Mangoes is sharp, dark, inventive and utterly gripping.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum: 2009-06-04
- Mått: 130 x 196 x 20 mm
- Vikt: 200 g
- Format: Häftad
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 304
- Förlag: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099516743
- Utmärkelser: Winner of Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best First Book 2009
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Mohammed Hanif was born in Okara, Pakistan, in 1965. He graduated from Pakistan Air Force Academy as Pilot Officer, but subsequently left to pursue a career in journalism. He has written plays for the stage and BBC radio, and his film The Long Night has been shown at film festivals around the world. His first novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes, won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Novel in 2008.
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Zesty, highly inventive...Hanif is a gifted writer...His explosive finale is brilliantly constructed
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