A case of exploding mangoes
by Mohammed Hanif · first published 2008
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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.
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on “The best books on assassinations” ↗I have read - Who Moved My Cheese? - Che Guevara: A Life by Nick Caistor - A Case of Exploding Mangoes
on “Ask HN: What are some interesting books you read in 2017?” ↗…explanation of the plot, which he embellishes to make as patriotic as possible and hide the subplot about disappeared activists in Pakistan. He talks about his other, first novel: > My first novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes, grew out of my frustrated attempts to investigate the plane crash that killed General Mohammad Zia ul-Haq, Pakistan’s military dictator, and half a dozen top generals, along with the US ambassador to…
on “Explaining a Novel to Pakistani Intelligence” ↗"a case of exploding mangoes" has been on my reading list for long. Would give it a read this weekend.
on “Explaining a Novel to Pakistani Intelligence” ↗>> A Case of Exploding Mangoes had to be printed in India; the publishers in Pakistan found it a bit over the top and disrespectful to the establishment. To the surprise of everyone, nothing bad happened to me when it came out: no…
on “Explaining a Novel to Pakistani Intelligence” ↗Something in my head rang "A Case of Exploding Mangoes," and down the article it finds out that the guy is the one who wrote it.
on “Explaining a Novel to Pakistani Intelligence” ↗