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A case of exploding mangoes is enjoyably satirical about pakistans military and political elite the author was a pilot in the air force at the time of zias death. But its a pretty black comedy describing when zia, backed by reagan, built up islamist radicalism against the ussr in afghanistan. The army generals growing old waiting for their promotions, the cia, the isi, raw or ali shigri, a junior officer at the military academy whose father, a whisky swilling jihadi colonel, was murdered by the army. Jun 04, 2009 buy a case of exploding mangoes by hanif, mohammed from amazons fiction books store. Mohammed hanif thoroughly enjoys himself in his first novel where he explores some fairly outrageous scenarios to explain the death of pakistans military dictator general zia in an aircrash in 1988. There is an ancient saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down.
Hanifs exuberant first novel, a case of exploding mangoes, extends this tradition of assassination fiction and shifts it east to pakistan. Pakistani author mohammed hanif says copies of the urdu translation of his irreverent novel, a case of exploding mangoes, were seized from his publishers office this week. A case of exploding mangoes by mohammed hanif reading guide. The geometry of god and the case of exploding mangoes are primarily set in the backdrop of 1980. A case of exploding mangoes is sharp, black, inventive, and utterly gripping. Mohammed hanif a case of exploding mangoes 2008 a first novel of the first orderprovocative, exuberant, wickedly cleverthat reimagines the conspiracies and coincidences leading to the mysterious 1988 plane crash that killed pakistans dictator general zia ulhaq.
His first novel, a case of exploding mangoes, was longlisted for the man booker prize, shortlisted for the guardian first book award and won the commonwealth writers prize for. Mohammed hanif runs the urdu service of the bbcs world service. Jun 15, 2008 he directed his overthetop twofingered salute at obaid and said the words which in that moment seemed like just another case of weird u. He directed his overthetop twofingered salute at obaid and said the words which in that moment seemed like just another case of weird u. Publication date 2008 topics cultural literacy and humanities, reading leveladult publisher thorndike press collection. Oclc 191865420 a case of exploding mangoes 2008 is a comic novel by the pakistani writer mohammed hanif based on the plane crash that killed general muhammad zia ulhaq, former president of pakistan. A case of exploding mangoes is a pakistani journalists extremely witty fictional spin on his countrys politics, army which have, throughout its history, often been the same thing and its defacto head of state, general muhammad ziaulhaq. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Dictators have long exercised the literary imagination. Muhammad zia ulhaq, president of pakistan from 1978 to 1988.
As one may often note, good fiction is often just a tool to shed light on the truth, and this book, in. Mohammed hanifs unusual oped piece in the the new york times of july 26, 2015, titled of dogs, faith and islam, inspired me to read a case of exploding mangoes, his first novel. When i asked whether i was under detention laughed and made a joke about the cell mattress having too many holes. A case of exploding mangoes kindle edition by hanif, mohammed. It was longlisted for the 2008 booker prize, and shortlisted for the 2008 guardian first book award and the 2009 commonwealth writers prize in the best first book category. Case of exploding mangoes fans grill mohammad hanif on the. Jul 30, 2008 one of the funniest passages in mohammed hanifs acidly satirical novel, a case of exploding mangoes, is the official statement of a pakistani cadet facing interrogation by his superiors. His second book, our lady of alice bhatti, won the wellcome book prize. Mohammed hanif author of a case of exploding mangoes. A case of exploding mangoes by mohammed hanif books. In this entertaining novel, mohammed hanif, a former pakistan air force officer, now head of the bbcs urdu service, imagines what might have happened and why. Top 11 quotes from a case of exploding mangoes free book notes. It was also shortlisted for the guardian first book award. And when the crumpled pages of rilkes poems are discovered in the absconding baby os mattress, this is put down as another black mark in the missing pilot officers book.
T hough its only the fifth ive read so far, the most historical of the longlisted titles, a case of exploding mangoes, also turned out to be the most entertaining. This paper mainly focuses the postmodern historiographic metafiction technique through which uzma aslam khan and mohammed hanif rewrite the history. May 22, 2008 journalist hanifs first novel is a darkly witty imagining of the circumstances surrounding the mysterious plane crash that killed pakistans military ruler, general zia, in august 1988. A case of exploding mangoes by mohammed hanif reading. 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. He was in the pakistani air force for seven years, and then a journalist in pakistan, where he is also known as a playwright. A case of exploding mangoes by mohammed hanif anchor canada 2009 2008 trade paperback 323 pages fiction.
Mohammed hanifs new novel, a case of exploding mangos, published by random house canada, plunks us down in pakistan for the last month of president zias life and takes us behind the scenes from the american embassy in islamabad, the first lady of pakistans private chambers, to a military prison. Mohammed hanifs a case of exploding mangoes css forums. Alice is a young nurse, a christian, in muslim pakistan. Alice is also a graduate of borstal jail for women and children. Mohammed hanif s exuberant first novel, a case of exploding mangoes, extends this tradition of assassination fiction and shifts it east to pakistan. A comparative analysis of the geometry of god and a case of. Jun 08, 2008 in a case of exploding mangoes, journalist mohammed hanif, a graduate of the pakistan air force academy, comes forward with a theory of his own. May 22, 2008 journalist hanifs first novel is a darkly witty imagining of the circumstances. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a case of exploding mangoes. In hanifs a case of exploding mangoes, 2008 second literary effort, alice bhatti lives in a land where most of lifes argumentsgot settled by doing various things to a womans body. The title is less quirky and, to me, more compelling knowing the conspiracy theories surrounding the death of general muhammad zia ulhaq, the subject of this fiesty book. He graduated from the pakistan air force academy as pilot officer but subsequently left to pursue a career in journalism. In august 1988, zia gets into the presidential plane, pak one, which explodes midway.