A Case of Exploding Mangoes - SIGNED 1st Edition PROOF/ARC

Hanif, Mohammed

ISBN 10: 0224082043 / ISBN 13: 9780224082044

Verlag: Cape, 2008

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1st edition proof copy in unclipped dustjacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page with no other inscriptions. Book in near fine condition, acetate jacket with a tear. Book with no inscriptions. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Please request a scan if required. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005704

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Titel: A Case of Exploding Mangoes - SIGNED 1st ...

Verlag: Cape

Erscheinungsdatum: 2008

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition

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Unusual book

Reseña del editor:

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 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?

Here are the facts:

A military dictator reads the Quran every morning as if it was his daily horoscope.

Under Officer Ali Shigri carries a deadly message on the tip of his sword.

His friend Obaid answers all life's questions with a splash of eau de cologne and a quote from Rilke.

A crow has crossed the Pakistani border illegally.
As young Shigri moves from a mosque hall to his military barracks before ending up in a Mughal dungeon, there are questions that haunt him: What does it mean to betray someone and still love them? How many names does Allah really have? Who killed his father, Colonel Shigri? Who will kill his killers? And where the hell has Obaid disappeared to?

Teasing, provocative, and very funny, Mohammed Hanif's debut novel takes one of the subcontinent's enduring mysteries and out if it spins a tale as rich and colourful as a beggar's dream.