A Case of Exploding Mangoes

ISBN-13: 9780099516743 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 304 str.

Mohammed Hanif

Opis

There is an ancient saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. 'A Case of Exploding Mangoes' is the story of one such plane. Why did a Hercules C130, the worlds sturdiest plane, carrying Pakistan's military dictator, General Zia ul-Haq, go down on 17 August, 1988?

Recenzje

Zesty, highly inventive...Hanif is a gifted writer...His explosive finale is brilliantly constructed Daily Mail

O autorze

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.