**“Unnervingly funny and subversive . . . this account of life under authoritarian siege is fiercely local and incontestably universal, harrowing and mutinously entertaining: a sure-fire Booker contender.”—**The GuardianFrom the brilliant Booker-longlisted Mohammed Hanif comes a lively, rich novel about the power of language, friendship, and protest in the face of political turmoilWhen Pakistan’s first elected Prime Minister Zulfik...

This "splendidly satirical novel" by the award-winning Pakistani author "beautifully captures the absurdity and folly of war and its ineluctable impact" ( Booklist, starred review).An American pilot crash lands in the desert and finds himself on the outskirts of the very camp he was supposed to bomb. After days spent wandering and hallucinating from dehydration, Major Ellie is rescued by one of the camp's residents, a teenager named Momo, whose money-makin...

'Smart, taut and electrifying, the tale fuses slapstick and the fun of a cat-and-mouse thriller with the serious reckoning work of a state-of-the-nation novel' GuardianWhen a major Pakistani political figure is hanged, OK Town erupts in protest.A few miles away, Sir Baghi is surprised by a knock at the door of his language school, the Rebel English Academy. An unexpected visitor, Sabiha, seeks refuge - but she has a gun, her parents are political p...

A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'A thrilling, razor-sharp critique of US foreign policy … Red Birds is an incisive, unsparing critique of war and of America's role in the destruction of the Middle East. It combines modern and ancient farcical traditions in thrilling way' Guardian________________American pilot Major Ellie has crashed his plane in the middle of a desert. Lucky for him there's room for him at the v...

A Washington Post, Rocky Mountain News, Boston Globe Best Book of the YearIntrigue and subterfuge combine with bad luck and good in this darkly comic debut about love, betrayal, tyranny, family, and a conspiracy trying its damnedest to happen.Ali Shigri, Pakistan Air Force pilot and Silent Drill Commander of the Fury Squadron, is on a mission to avenge his father's suspicious death, which the government calls a suicide.Ali's targe...

From the author of the acclaimed A Case of Exploding Mangoes (“An insanely brilliant, satirical first novel . . . Belongs in a tradition that includes Catch-22”—The Washington Post), a subversively, often shockingly funny new novel set in steaming Karachi, about second chances, thwarted ambitions and love in the most unlikely places.The patients of the Sacred Heart Hospital for All Ailments need a miracle. Alice Bhatti may be just what they’re looking for....

Only weeks since her release from Borstal, Alice is a candidate for the position of junior nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital for All Ailments. With guidance from the working nurse’s manual, Alice brings support to thousands of patients. In the process, she attracts the attention of a lovesick patient, Teddy Bunt. They fall in love; Teddy with sudden violence, Alice with cautious optimism. Their love is unexpected, but the consequences are not…

HANIF MOHAMED est marocain : Colonel-Major des Forces Armées Royales à la retraite, il a été diplomate : conseiller politique d'ambassade du Maroc (à Buenos Aires et auparavant à Madrid), docteur en sciences économiques (DSRA Paris-Dauphine, CSG ISCAE), psychanalyste (Sorbonne), sciences éducation (Paris X), lettres modernes (Toulouse le Mirail), 7° Art : cinéaste, réalisateur TV, photographe (CEI-Madrid), spécialiste monde arabe et Islam, maître yoga-zen et arts martiaux.L’Islam s...

“Mohammed Hanif is a brave, gifted writer.” —Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit WestFrom the brilliant Booker-longlisted Mohammed Hanif comes a lively, rich novel about the power of language, friendship, and protest in the face of political turmoil.When a major Pakistani political figure is hanged, OK Town erupts in protest.A few miles away, Sir Baghi is surprised by a knock at the door of the Rebel English Academy, his tuition c...

Ein US-Kampfpilot stürzt über der Wüste im Orient ab. Er rettet sich ausgerechnet in das Militärcamp, das er ausbomben sollte, und begegnet dort ziemlich schrägen Typen ... Mohammed Hanifs Roman Rote Vögel ist "schonungslose Kritik am Krieg und Amerikas Außenpolitik - erzählt mit einem bitterbösen Humor à la Hellers ,Catch-22'" (The Guardian). Hanif war Kampfpilot bei der pakistanischen Luftwaffe und lebt als Autor und Journalist in Karatschi. Mod.: Angela Spizig, dt. Text: Ulrich Noeth...

There is a saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. A Case of Exploding Mangoes is the story of one such plane. Why did a Hercules C130, the world's sturdiest aircraft, 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; generals not happy with their pension plans; the mango season? Or could it be your narrator, Ali Shigri? Teasing, provocati...

Writers from Alice Walker to Michael Ondaatje to Claire Messud share their thoughts on one of the most vital gatherings of writers and readers in the world.The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008 by authors Ahdaf Soueif, Brigid Keenan, Victoria Brittain and Omar Robert Hamilton. Bringing writers to Palestine from all corners of the globe, it aimed to break the cultural siege imposed by the Israeli military occupation, to strengthen artistic lin...