{"product_id":"a-case-of-exploding-mangoes","title":"A Case of Exploding Mangoes","description":"\u003cp\u003e**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE**\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\u003e 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-\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1.Mechanical failure\u003cbr\u003e 2.Human error\u003cbr\u003e 3.The CIA's impatience\u003cbr\u003e 4.A blind woman's curse\u003cbr\u003e 5.Generals not happy with their pension plans\u003cbr\u003e 6.The mango season\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Or 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\u003eis sharp, dark, inventive and utterly gripping.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780099516743\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hanif, Mohammed","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.33","offer_id":47953757896881,"sku":"SB-0099516748-C3","price":1.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-case-of-exploding-mangoes","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}