ISBN A Case of Exploding Mangoes book English Paperback 304 pages

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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
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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 Mangoes
is sharp, dark, inventive and utterly gripping.