Osama Bin Laden, Abbottabad and A case of Exploding Mangoes --- what kind of a subject matter can this be, right ? Well, " A Case of Exploding Mangoes" is a satirical novel written by Mohammed Hanif, the Pakistan born novelist, in which the characters are real life Pakistani military and ISI honchos, past and present and was set in an elite Pakistani Air Force Academy, which could very well have been at Abbottabad.
Hanif's book was a terrific read. Very well written, often amusing, sometimes scary and lays bare the hollowness and corruption of Pakistan's militarism. Netters may find a number of anecdotes and accounts in the book very familiar to our own post colonial desi culture, particularly by those who attended missionary schools and boarding schools and colleges. cm _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
