A Case of Exploding Mangoes

Type

Book

Authors

Hanif, Mohammed

ISBN 10

0385665032

ISBN 13

9780385665032

Tags

Canadian, Pakistan, Zia-ul-Haq, Mohammad, Conspiracies, Presidents, Pakistan. Air Force, Dictatorship, Aircraft accidents, Humorous stories

Abstract

Ali Shigri, Pakistan Air Force pilot and Silent Drill Commander of Fury Squadron, is determined to understand what or who pushed his father to commit suicide--and to avenge his death. His father, one of Zia ul-Haq's colonels, may or may not have been involved in the conspiracies and coincidences leading to the mysterious 1988 plane crash that killed Pakistan's dictator General Zia ul-Haq. His search immerses him in a snarl of events: Americans in Pakistan, Soviets in Afghanistan, dollars in every hand.

Description

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 failure
2.Human error
3.The CIA's impatience
4.A blind woman's curse
5.Generals not happy with their pension plans
6.The mango season
Or could it be your narrator, Ali Shigri?

Biblio Notes

Genre/Form: Mystery fiction
Fiction
Political fiction
Named Person: Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq; Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq
Material Type: Fiction, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Mohammed Hanif
ISBN: 9780224082044 0224082043 9780224082426 0224082426
OCLC Number: 213382050
Awards: Winner of Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best First Book 2009
Winner of The Commonwealth Writer's Prize Best First Book Eurasia 2009
Short-listed for Guardian First Book Award 2008
Description: 297 pages ; 25 cm
Other Titles: Exploding mangoes
Responsibility: Mohammed Hanif.

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