# A Case of Exploding Mangoes

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- Authors: [Mohammed Hanif](https://www.bookquiver.com/mohammed-hanif)
- Publisher: Vintage Digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-0905-904-2
- Published: 2010-09-30
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE** ' Exuberant and satirical: this is an angry comedy about Zia's brutal legacy to Pakistan' Observer There is an old saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. This 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? A Case of Exploding Mangoes is sharp, dark, inventive and utterly gripping.