A Case of Exploding Mangoes

Hanif, Mohammed

ISBN 10: 0307268071 / ISBN 13: 9780307268075

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 2008

About this Item

Large, sturdy book, orange spine, red boards, shiny black lettering on spine, 323 pages. DJ glossy black background, a mango with fuse on front, orange back with praise.

Seller Inventory # 58722

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Case of Exploding Mangoes
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0307268071
• ISBN 13: 9780307268075
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st U.S.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

Junior Officer Ali Shigri of the Pakistan Air Force, the son of Colonel Quli Shigri, who had been one of General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq's right-hand men prior to his suicide, struggles to unravel the secrets and motives that led to his father's death and plots his revenge on the Pakistani dictator whom he blames for his father's death. A first novel. 40,000 first printing.

About the Author

Mohammed Hanif heads the BBC s Urdu service. He graduated from the Pakistan Air Force Academy and has since worked as a journalist and playwright. He lives in London.