{"product_id":"9780099516743-a-case-of-exploding-mangoes","title":"A Case of Exploding Mangoes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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: mechanical failure, human error, the CIA's impatience, a blind woman's curse or Generals not happy with their pension plans. This novel takes one of the subcontinent's enduring mysteries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40942931902561,"sku":"9780099516743","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32374862.jpg?v=1737203300","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099516743-a-case-of-exploding-mangoes","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}