{"product_id":"9780099516743","title":"A Case of Exploding Mangoes","description":"Author: Hanif, Mohammed\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099516743\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2009\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA superb debut novel centred around the assassination of the Pakistani dictator General Zia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Novel and shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2008.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eExuberant and satirical- this is an angry comedy about Zia's brutal legacy to Pakistan' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere is an old saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. This is the story of one such plane\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy 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-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Mechanical failure\u003cbr\u003e2.Human error\u003cbr\u003e3.The CIA's impatience\u003cbr\u003e4.A blind woman's curse\u003cbr\u003e5.Generals not happy with their pension plans\u003cbr\u003e6.The mango season\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOr could it be your narrator, Ali Shigri?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Case of Exploding Mangoes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is sharp, dark, inventive and utterly gripping.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46720725942430,"sku":"UBD-9780099516743","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099516743.jpg?v=1776218243","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099516743","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}