{"product_id":"a-case-of-exploding-mangoes-paperback","title":"A Case of Exploding Mangoes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMohammed Hanif\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntrigue 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAli 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMohammed Hanif runs the Urdu service of the BBC's World Service. He was in the Pakistani Air Force for seven years, and then a journalist in Pakistan, where he is also known as a playwright. He won the Board of Examiners top prize at the University of East Anglia this year for an excerpt from \u003cb\u003eA Case of Exploding Mangoes\u003c\/b\u003e, which is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694849527871,"sku":"9780307388186","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a41f62d5b3fceb40952b5523e9fcc618.webp?v=1765002208","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-case-of-exploding-mangoes-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}