A Case of Exploding Mangoes
A Case of Exploding Mangoes is a 2008 comic novel by the Pakistani writer Mohammed Hanif. It is based on the 1988 aircraft crash that killed Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the sixth president of Pakistan.
First edition (US) | |
| Author | Mohammed Hanif |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Published | 2008 (Knopf/US) |
Publication date | 20 May 2008 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| ISBN | 0-307-26807-1 |
| OCLC | 191865420 |
The book received generally positive reviews from critics. It won the Commonwealth Foundation's Best First Book prize in 2009, and was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.
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