Author:Mohammed Hanif
**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 Mangoesis sharp, dark, inventive and utterly gripping.
Zesty, highly inventive...Hanif is a gifted writer...His explosive finale is brilliantly constructed
—— Daily MailExuberant and satirical: this is an angry comedy about Zia's brutal legacy to Pakistan
—— ObserverWitty, elegaic and deliciously anarchic
—— John Le CarréA Pakistan not reducible to generals, jets and jihadisa...a debut novel shaped as much by the subcontinents fascination with history and historical figures as by political thrillers in the tradition of Forsyth and Le Carre.... Along the way there is plenty of humour and slapstick... Cadet life is entertainingly evoked, overflowing with japes, jerkoffs, hashish highs and liquored lows... The most unexpected aspect of Mangoes is also its most compelling - the wryly told story of a love affair between two cadets
—— GuardianEntertaining.... darkly comic.... There are sharply observed sketches of toadying ministers, mindlessly efficient security chiefs, filthy prison cells, sex-mad Arab sheikhs and erudite communist prisoners...as a piece of political satire, A Case of Exploding Mangoes deserves a high mark
—— IndependentUnputdownable and darkly hilarious. Mohammed Hanif is a brave, gifted writer
—— Mohsin Hamid, author of The Reluctant FundamentalistGrimly, intelligently comic as if written by an Asian Joseph Heller
—— Daily TelegraphIf this rich stew of disparate ingredients puts you in mind of Salman Rushdie, you wouldn't be far from the truth. His work, along with that of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Joseph Heller, is a low-key but persistent influence
—— Sunday TimesAn exciting, accomplished new literary voice
—— Irish TimesA very funny satire-cum-thriller
—— Sally Cousins , Sunday Telegraph SevenSomewhere in mid-air between Waugh and Rushdie (with an shade of Catch 22 hovering near by) this tremendous novel makes a tragicomic weather all its own
—— Boyd Tonkin , The IndependentJustly Booker longlisted last year, this debut is a dazzling one-off
—— Hermione Eyre , The ObserverProvocative and comic debut.
—— The TimesA true touch of originality ... showcases a promising new talent.
—— Colin Waters , Sunday HeraldDry, droll and insightful
—— The IndependentBodice-ripping romp through the West
—— TimesMissy by Strong and memorable female characters throughout this enjoyable novel
—— http://meandmybigmouth.typepad.com/scottpackWitty and effortlessly fluid. His books are laugh-out-loud funny
—— Arabella WeirThe funniest writer ever to put words to paper
—— Hugh LaurieThe greatest comic writer ever
—— Douglas AdamsP.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century
—— Sebastian FaulksSublime comic genius
—— Ben Elton
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