A Case of Exploding Mangoes
by Mohammed Hanif
Taste attributes: comedypoliticalthrillerfresh & originalunsavourysocial commentaryrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeA dark comic novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Author
- Mohammed Hanif
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 323
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