"First published, in English, in 2008, [Mohammed Hanif's] A Case of Exploding Mangoes is a dark satire about the possible reasons for the death of [dictator] General Zia [ul-Haq] in a plane crash in 1988. Featuring bumbling generals and homosexual romance, it was shortlisted for the Guardian first book award, longlisted for the Booker and […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:24AM on January 9, 2020