A Case of Exploding Mangoes

Beschreibung

**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE**<BR><BR>'Exuberant and satirical: this is an angry comedy about Zia's brutal legacy to Pakistan' Observer<BR><BR>There is an old saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. This is the story of one such plane.<BR><BR>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:<BR><BR>1. Mechanical failure<BR>2. Human error<BR>3. The CIA's impatience<BR>4.A blind woman's curse<BR>5. Generals not happy with their pension plans<BR>6. The mango season<BR><BR>Or could it be your narrator, Ali Shigri?<BR><BR>A Case of Exploding Mangoes is sharp, dark, inventive and utterly gripping.

Angaben vom Händler.