{"product_id":"9780099516743","title":"A Case of Exploding Mangoes","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Hanif, Mohammed, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/05\/2009,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 304 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Vintage,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Vintage Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780099516743\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eThere is an ancient saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. This is the story of one such plane. 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr could it be your narrator, Ali Shigri?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeasing, provocative, and very, very funny, Mohammed Hanif's debut novel takes one of the subcontinent's enduring mysteries and out if it spins a tale as rich and colourful as a beggar's dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Novel and shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37121459126425,"sku":"9780099516743","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780099516743.jpg?v=1605289179","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.live\/products\/9780099516743","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}