2100 PKR

Satirical novel by Mohammed Hanif that uses the crash of a Hercules C130 aircraft carrying Pakistan's dictator, General Zia ul-Haq, as a central plot point.

Pakistan

1 week ago

Description

a fictional account of the 1988 air crash that killed Pakistani President Zia-ul-Haq. The novel uses the rumor that a crate of exploding mangoes, a gift for Zia-ul-Haq, caused the crash as a narrative device. The book humorously satirizes the country's mi