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A Case of Exploding Mangoes [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by Mohammed Hanif (Author)

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Hardcover: 535 pages
Publisher: Thorndike Press; Lrg edition (September 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1410409600
ISBN-13: 978-1410409607
Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 14.2 x 2 cm
Shipping Weight: 663 g

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Amazon Best of the Month, May 2008: On August 17, 1988, Pak One, the airplane carrying Pakistani dictator General Zia and several top generals, crashed, killing all on board--and despite continued investigation, a smoking gun--mechanical or conspiratorial--has yet to be found. Mohammed Hanif's outrageous debut novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes, tracks at least two (and as many as a half-dozen) assassination vectors to their convergence in the plane crash, incorporating elements as diverse as venom-tipped sabers, poison gas, the curses of a scorned First Lady, and a crow impaired by an overindulgence of ripe mangoes. The book has been aptly compared to Catch-22 for its hilarious (though not quite as madcap) skewering of the Pakistani military and intelligence infrastructure, but it also can trace its lineage to Don DeLillo, doing for Pakistan what Libra did for JFK conspiracy theory, and Kafka's The Trial, with its paranoid-but-true take on pathological bureaucracy. Recent events pushing Pakistan into the worst kind of headlines make A Case of Exploding Mangoes a timely and entertaining read, and when a mysterious bearded man called "OBL" makes an appearance at a Fourth of July party for U.S. military brass, we're coolly reminded of the fickleness of opportunistic policy in unpredictable lands. --Jon Foro

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Starred Review. Pakistan's ongoing political turmoil adds a piquant edge to this fact-based farce spun from the mysterious 1988 plane crash that killed General Zia, the dictator who toppled Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, father of recently assassinated Benazir Bhutto. Two parallel assassination plots converge in Hanif's darkly comic debut: Air Force Junior Under Officer Ali Shigri, sure that his renowned military father's alleged suicide was actually a murder, hopes to kill Zia, who he holds responsible. Meanwhile, disgruntled Zia underlings scheme to release poison gas into the ventilation system of the general's plane. Supporting characters include Bannon, a hash-smoking CIA officer posing as an American drill instructor; Obaid, Shigri's Rilke-reading, perfume-wearing barracks pal, whose friendship sometimes segues into sex; and, in a foreboding cameo, a lanky man with a flowing beard, identified as OBL, who is among the guests at a Felliniesque party at the American ambassador's residence. The Pakistan-born author served in his nation's air force for several years, which adds daffy verisimilitude to his depiction of military foibles that recalls the satirical wallop of Catch 22, as well as some heft to the sagely absurd depiction of his homeland's history of political conspiracies and corruption. (May)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read and witty writing, Jan 31 2009

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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The book is about the time when the Soviets were out from the Afghanistan and about the plane crash that killed Pakistani president and military junta along with American ambassador to Pakistan. The author has a good imagination and presents his own theory or actually set of theories that leads to the crash in a very funny and satirical way. Actually you don't need to know the characters or historical background to enjoy this historical/satirical fiction as Hanif characterization is superb and he don't lose his grip on reader's attention.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read, Nov 1 2008

By	L. Ramsey - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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Exploding mangoes are one of the theories behind the mysterious crash of the extremely reliable C-130 Hercules aircraft in August of 1987 with General Zia-ul-Haq, the military dictator of Pakistan and the U.S. ambassador to his country aboard. The General Zia of Mr. Hanifs book is very different from the strong, sympathetic character depicted in George Criles Charlie Wilsons War. Paranoia fills Mr. Hanifs general causing him to retreat into his Army House far removed from the people whose responsibility it is to govern and the military whose responsibility it is to lead. Intrigue and duplicity fill the life of his pathetic existence. Ali Shagri, the main protagonist of this exciting romp, is a young air force officer training his men in a parade called the silent march, a complicated ritual requiring the throwing of bayoneted rifles just prior to an inspection of arms by a higher in command. Alis father was General Shagri who worked closely with the Mujahideen fighting against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and who his son discovers hanging from the ceiling of their home. Hes sure its not suicide. He may know why but we dont. Every character is viewed through his perspective without the help of an omniscient narrator to help us understand these events in a larger context, kind of like real life. Mr. Hanif has written a terrific book of a type that surprises me doesnt have more popular appear. Pete Dexter and, until very recently, Cormac McCarthy, I would put in the same category. Men who write stories with great characterization and exciting plots that keep me enthralled from beginning to end. Youll enjoy this one.

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